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First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
1. First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Marker
Inscription.
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh
Originally, Wylie Avenue Branch
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Alden & Harlow, architects, 1899

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
 
Location. 40° 26.642′ N, 79° 58.902′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Crawford-Roberts. It can be reached from the intersection of Wylie Avenue and Green Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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
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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: Ebenezer Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Freedom House Ambulance (about 600 feet away); Johnson Studio (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louis Mason, Jr (approx. 0.2 miles away); August Wilson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crawford Grill (approx. Ό mile away); We Came from the Stars (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named August Wilson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .
1. al-Masjid al-Awwal "The First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh". (Submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. (Submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
2. First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Marker
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
3. First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Entrance
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Banner image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2014
4. First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Banner
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,116 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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