Construction of the Porter Building

1957-11-26

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Construction of the Porter Building
  • Title
  • Construction of the Porter Building
  • Creator
  • unknown
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B002.F32.I03
  • Description
  • The 17-story H.K. Porter Building, located at Sixth Avenue and Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz and opened in 1958 during Pittsburgh’s first renaissance. The building features an aluminum-skin exterior, three stainless steel and glass revolving door entrances, and three adjacent single stainless steel swing door entrances. The main lobby area and elevator corridor are faced with gray and white Italian marble.
  • Subject
  • H.K. Porter Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    William Penn Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Grant Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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