Hartje Bros. Paper Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 26.253 W 080° 00.031
17T E 584769 N 4476802
Once the downtown headquarters of a paper mill, this distinctive building was just renovated to provide suite-style college dorm housing for Point Park College.
Waymark Code: WMY72
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2006
Views: 38
The Hartje Building is another downtown Pittsburgh success story. Originally a grand Renaissance-style office tower built in 1897, it's undergone several transformations. The building had fallen to Class B status until the dotcom boom, when it became the headquarters of "Computerm" (whoever they were/are) and then "Inrange Technologies" (ditto). Then it went vacant.
Along to the rescue came Point Park College. Long regarded as a downtown commuter college, Point Park is now a growing urban campus. They're swallowing up vacant office space and converting it to classrooms, common areas and residential dormitories. Just this year, the Hartje Building began life anew as a suite-style dormitory for upperclassmen.
Street address:
109--115 Wood St.
Pittsburgh, PA USA
15222
County / Borough / Parish: Allegheny
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade (Business, Warehouse)
Current function: College Dormitory Suites
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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