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

Strawberry Way

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 28, 2025

1. Strawberry Way Marker

Inscription.
A modest part of the city's original street plan of 1784, Strawberry Way extends uphill from Liberty Avenue to Grant Street, where the US Steel Tower (Harrison & Abramovitz, 1971) rises in dramatic perspective.

Three tiny brick row houses of c. 1850 survive in the company of such proud neighbors as the First Lutheran Church (Andrew Peebles, 1888); the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club (c. 1890; remodeled by Edward B. Lee in 1930); the original headquarters of Alcoa (Harrison & Abramovitz, 1953); the Smithfield United Church with its aluminum spire (Henry Hornbostel, 1926); and the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania with its 20-story annex of 1931 by James T. Windrim, where the Verizon-PA Corporation is located. The one-story covered walk of the annex, with shallow vaults in green and cream Guastavino tile and limestone piers, beautifully frames the humble little houses across the Way.

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 40° 26.511′ N, 79° 59.78′

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W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of William Penn Place and Strawberry Way, on the right when traveling south on William Penn Place. William Penn Place is a one-way street that only heads south at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 627 William Penn Place, 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: Allegheny HYP Club (Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club) (a few steps from this marker); First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Smithfield Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Society of Methodists in Pittsburgh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding Convention of the AFL (about 300 feet away); Gulf Building (about 300 feet away); Refining Crude Oil (about 400 feet away); Jane Grey Swisshelm Childhood Home (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 28, 2025

2. Strawberry Way Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.