Butler Street Gatehouse
Appearance
Butler Street Gatehouse | |
Location | 4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°28′30″N 79°57′27″W / 40.47500°N 79.95750°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | Chislett, John; Moser, Henry |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque |
Part of | Lawrenceville Historic District[2] (ID100004020) |
NRHP reference No. | 74001734[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
Designated CP | July 8, 2019 |
The Butler Street Gatehouse at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built 1848 in the Gothic Revival style by John Chislett, Pittsburgh's first well-known architect and the founder of the cemetery. A chapel and offices, designed by Henry Moser, were added in 1870.[3]
The gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The entire Allegheny Cemetery was listed on the National Register in 1980.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Van Trump, James D. (1973). "Butler Street Gateway - Allegheny Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
External links
[edit]Media related to Butler Street Gatehouse at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation:
- HALS No. PA-3-B, "Allegheny Cemetery, Butler Street Gate House" (incomplete)
Categories:
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures completed in 1848
- Cemeteries in Pittsburgh
- National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh
- Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)
- 1848 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania
- Gatehouses (architecture)
- Historic district contributing properties in Pittsburgh