Wilmerding in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building
Built 1890, 1896-97, 1928
| | Historic Landmark | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
1. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Marker
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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: 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); South Wilmerding Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 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
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
3. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
4. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Name Stone
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
5. Westinghouse Airbrake Company Administration Building Date Stone
Photographed by Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1905
6. Westinghouse Air Brake Company Complex, Wilmerding PA
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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 31, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
