Construction of Scaife Hall

1955-05-03

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Construction of Scaife Hall
  • Title
  • Construction of Scaife Hall
  • Creator
  • John R. Shrader
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B009.F18.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B009.F18.I01
  • Description
  • Begun in 1954 and opened in 1956, the building was made possible through a campaign led by Mr. Scaife from 1952 to 1954. The 13-story high, $19 million structure is the core building of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Complex. Today, the building contains Scaife Hall, the School of Medicine, Falk Library, Pitt’s Medical Library, along with classrooms, lecture halls, and labs.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • University of Pittsburgh.Scaife Hall.
    Terrace Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Steel framing (Building)--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
  • Rights Information
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