Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

City-County Building

Historic Landmark

— Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation —

City-County Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

1. City-County Building Marker

Inscription. Henry Hornbostel, designer
Edward B. Lee, architect with
Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones, 1915-17
[Additional plaque on the building:]
This building erected A.D. 1915▼1917 ▼ For the City of Pittsburgh and County of Allegheny

City Administration ▼ Jos.G.Armstrong, Mayor John M. Goehring G.A. Dillinger John S. Herron Robert garland W.Y. English Charles H. Hetzel J.P.Kerr Enoch Raugh S.S. Woodburn P.J.M^cArdle John H. Dailey W.H. Robertson, Members of Council Eustace S. Morrow, Controller-Robert Swan, Director D.P.W.

County Administration ▼ 1915 ▼ I.K. Campbell J. Denny O'Neil S.J. Toole. ▼ 1916 Gilbert F. Myer Frank J. Harris Addison C. Gumbert, Commissioners John P. Moore, Controller ▼ J.G. Chalfant, County Engineer.

Edward B. Lee, Architect - Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones, Associated
James L. Stuart Supervising Engineer

William Flinn
1851 - 1924
A builder
for and among men

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition,

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it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 40° 26.3′ N, 79° 59.841′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is on Grant Street just north of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Grant St, Pittsburgh PA 15219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In 1841 (within shouting distance of this marker); United Steelworkers of America (within

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

2. City-County Building Marker

shouting distance of this marker); On This Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The City of Pittsburgh was named by General John Forbes in Honor of William Pitt (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Hobson Richardson, Master Builder & Architect (about 300 feet away); National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

William Flinn Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

3. William Flinn Plaque

Gettysburg Address plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

4. Gettysburg Address plaque

Sculpture on the steps of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

5. Sculpture on the steps of the building

Richard S. Caliguiri
Mayor - City of Pittsburgh • 1977 - 1988

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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