German National Bank under Construction

1889

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German National Bank under Construction
  • Title
  • German National Bank under Construction
  • Creator
  • James Benney III
  • Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F30.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F30.I01
  • Description
  • Located on Wood Street and Sixth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, the German National Bank, later known as the Granite Building, was designed by architects Bickel and Brennan in 1888-1890. The bank was originally founded in 1860 for the convenience of the Pittsburgh’s German community. It allowed German speakers to conduct their banking business in their native language. The building was remodeled in the 1930s and once again in the late 1980s.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • German National Bank (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Banks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Bank buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • James Benney (III) Photographs, 1888-1889, PSS 20, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • James Benney Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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