Post Office and Federal Courts Building

1933

Title
Post Office and Federal Courts Building
Creator
John R. Shrader
Identifier
MSP285.B002.F34.I01
Description
The Post Office and Federal Courts Building, located at Grant Street at Seventh Avenue, was designed by Joseph A. Wetmore in 1930-32. This limestone building took over three years and $8 million to construct. Pittsburgh steel, glass, and aluminum were used on this project. The building has eleven floors and four basements and was one of the last Classical buildings to be erected in the city before the advent of the Modern style.
Subject
Post Office and Federal Courts Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Grant Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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