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Byers-Lyon House

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
Byers-Lyon House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 8, 2013
1. Byers-Lyon House Marker
Inscription.
Byers-Lyon House
1898
Alden & Harlow, Architects

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
 
Location. 40° 26.986′ N, 80° 0.966′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny-West. It is on Ridge Avenue 0.1 miles east of Allegheny Avenue. Located at Byers Hall on the Campus of Community College of Allegheny County on Pittsburgh's North Side section. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, 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: William Penn Snyder House (within shouting distance of this marker); West Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nevin Row (about 500 feet away); 841 Lincoln Avenue (about 500 feet away); Mary Cassatt (about 600 feet away); Jones Hall (about 700 feet away); Birthplace of Gertrude Stein (approx. Ό mile away); Calvary United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
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 Byers-Lyon House. Wikipedia article (Submitted on May 8, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Byers-Lyon House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 8, 2013
2. Byers-Lyon House Marker
Byers-Lyon House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 8, 2013
3. Byers-Lyon House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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