Squirrel Hill North in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Doherty Hall

Historic Landmark

Photographed By Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023

1. Doherty Hall Marker

Inscription.
Doherty Hall
1908
(formerly School of Applied Sciences, Engineering Hall)
Palmer & Hornbostel, architects

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 40° 26.539′ N, 79° 56.635′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Squirrel Hill North. Marker can be reached from Frew Street west of Tech Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the east side of Doherty Hall on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 281 Hamerschlag Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. College of Fine Arts (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baker Hall (about 300 feet away); Yi-Sheng Mao (about 500 feet away); Scotty Dog Statue (about 600 feet away); Judith A. Resnik (about 600 feet away); Hamerschlag Hall (about 700 feet away); Walking To The Sky (about 700 feet away); Porter Hall (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Regarding Doherty Hall.

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Doherty Hall was the first of the buildings at Carnegie Mellon forming a U-shape around the grassy area known as "the Mall." Since 1908, the Department of Chemical Engineering has been housed here in what was then called the School of Applied Sciences, one of the Carnegie Technical Schools. The building is located at the center of Carnegie Mellon's campus and is named Doherty Hall in honor of Carnegie Mellon's third president. Expanded in the 1940s, the building underwent a major renovation beginning in the summer of 2006 and completed by the end of 2008 at a total cost of approximately $28M. The result has been a major transformation of what had been a very old academic building into a truly modern facility that nonetheless retains its historic character. It was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 2000.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023

2. Doherty Hall Marker

Marker is to the right of the arched entrance.

Signage Over The Main Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, November 11, 2023

3. Signage Over The Main Entrance

Doherty Hall
Named in honor of Robert Ernest Doherty
Third President of Carnegie Institute of Technology
1936-1950

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 64 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.