Arsenal Commandant's Quarters

ca. 1870-1909

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Arsenal Commandant's Quarters
  • Title
  • Arsenal Commandant's Quarters
  • Date
  • ca. 1870-1909
  • Identifier
  • ARSEN01.UA
  • Description
  • Building on the campus of the former Allegheny Arsenal, visited by Lafayette. General Marquis De Lafayette of France paid a visit to Pittsburgh May 31, 1825, dining with a local family, the Barlow's, with whom he was acquainted. He had become revered in the United States because of the help and leadership he provided from France during the American Revolution. Lafayette's visit across the United States was hosted by President James Monroe. In 1814, William Barclay Foster (Father of Composer Stephen Foster) Sold 30 Acres of Land , between today's 39th and 40th Streets, for $12,000 to the U.S. Government to Erect the Arsenal. The Arsenal was Designed by B. H. Latrobe. The Arsenal Served As a Supply and Manufacturing Center for the Troops in the West. On September 17, 1862, an Explosion Struck the Allegheny Arsenal. It Killed 78 People, who Were For the Most Part Young Girls. This Explosion Became the Worst Civilian Disaster of The Civil War.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Buildings--Design and construction
    Allegheny Arsenal (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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