Koppers Building | Historic Pittsburgh

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Title
Koppers Building
Creator
Newman-Schmidt Studios, Inc.
Identifier
MSP285.B002.F19.I02
Source Identifier
MSP285.B002.F19.I02
Description
The Koppers Building, located at Seventh Avenue and Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh, was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White in 1927-29. The 35-story (475 foot) limestone building, with its external chateau roof (made of copper), its interior decorative bronze work, and colorful veined marbles was designed in the Art Deco-style. One particular item that drew attention was the mailbox located in the main lobby. It was a miniaturized Koppers Building, with stylized pineapples and an exaggerated roof, while the pilaster strips take on elements of Greek, Egyptian, Aztec, and Mayan designs. The structure was a carefully controlled Mellon project, with E.P. Mellon helping in the design and the Mellon-Stuart firm building it. Groundbreaking took place in November 1927, and the building was ready for occupancy in the spring of 1929.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Koppers Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Seventh Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Skyscrapers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--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
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