Smithfield United Church | Historic Pittsburgh

1953-09

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Title
Smithfield United Church
Identifier
MSP285.B001.F05.I02
Source Identifier
MSP285.B001.F05.I02
Description
The Smithfield United Church (center foreground) was designed by architect Henry Hornbostel in 1925 and was dedicated in December 1926. The church houses a main sanctuary, a chapel, Sunday school classrooms, a social hall, a shelter, and a gymnasium. The most important architectural feature of the structure is the openwork spire of cast aluminum, which marked the first large-scale use of this material at the time. The Alcoa Building (left background), located at 425 6th Avenue, stands on the site of the renowned Beaux Arts-style Nixon Theater and is currently referred to as the Regional Enterprise Tower. Construction of the Alcoa Building began in 1951 and was completed in 1953. The architectural firms involved with this project were Harrison & Abramovitz, along with Altenhof & Bown and Mitchell & Ritchey.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Smithfield United Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Churches--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Alcoa Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Skyscrapers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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