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

Timber Court

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015

1. Timber Court Marker

Inscription. Timber Court was built in 1880 as a lumber mill. Many of the houses constructed in Old Allegheny on the North Side of Pittsburgh used lumber milled at Timber Court.

In 1983, WTW Architects designed the transformation of Timber Court into an office building and became its anchor tenant preserving a piece of Pittsburgh history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 40° 26.911′ N, 80° 0.064′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in North Shore. It can be reached from Anderson Street. Located at the back entrance to Timber Court from Anderson Street parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 127 Anderson Street, 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: Frederick J Osterling Office & Studio (within shouting distance of this marker); "Pittsburgh Variations," 1984 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Piazza Lavoro" and "Mythic Source," 1984 (about 600 feet away); Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes (about 700 feet away); Allegheny City (about 700 feet away); "The Forks," 1984 (about 800 feet away); The Pittsburgh Platform

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Great One" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020

2. Timber Court Marker

Timber Court Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 15, 2015

3. Timber Court Building

At the corner of General Robinson and Anderson Streets.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 977 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 15, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.