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

Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building

Built 1890, 1896-97, 1928

— Historic Landmark —

Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

1. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 23.539′ N, 79° 48.43′ W. Marker is in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is on Bluff Street north of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 Commerce Street, Wilmerding PA 15148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. APICS Education & Research Foundation Training Center for Manufacturing Excellence (within shouting distance of this marker); Great War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilmerding Diamond Jubilee (about 400 feet away); War Memorial (about 400 feet away); World War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Wilmerding Preservation Society (approx. 0.2 miles away); St Colman School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Radio Station KDKA (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmerding.

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

2. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Marker

On building's northeast elevation

Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

3. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building

Main (northwest) elevation

Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Name Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

4. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Name Stone

Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Date Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

5. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Date Stone

Westinghouse Air Brake Company Complex, Wilmerding PA image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1905

6. Westinghouse Air Brake Company Complex, Wilmerding PA

Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division,
Washington, DC. Per LOC "No known restrictions on publication"

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.