Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gulf Research Laboratory
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
1. Gulf Research Laboratory Marker
Ludlow & Schwab, Architects
1930
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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 40° 26.111′ N, 79° 57.628′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Oakland. It is on Craft Avenue south of Boulevard of the Allies (Pennsylvania Route 885), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 327 Craft Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hazelwood: A Rivertown Rich in History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Making Steel The J&L Way (approx. half a mile away); Shaping Steel (approx. half a mile away); Hub of Activity (approx. half a mile away); Rivers of Steel (approx. half a mile away); Jones & Laughlin Steel Company (approx. half a mile away); Open Hearth Steel (approx. half a mile away); The MonCon Railroad (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Another marker is no longer nearby. John T. Comθs (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Gulf Research Laboratory. Now the Children's Center of Pittsburgh, the Gulf Research Laboratory was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 2001.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
2. Gulf Research Laboratory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
