Central Downtown Historic District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gulf Building
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2015
1. Gulf Building Marker
Gulf Building 1930-1932
Trowbridge & Livingston, Archs.
Erected 1973 by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list.
Location. 40° 26.543′ N, 79° 59.725′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Central Downtown Historic District. It can be reached from Seventh Avenue 0.1 miles west of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west. 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 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: Refining Crude Oil (within shouting distance of this marker); Strawberry Way (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away); Allegheny HYP Club (Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club) (about 400 feet away); Smithfield Congregational Church (about 500 feet away); The First Society of Methodists in Pittsburgh (about 500 feet away);
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Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Gulf Tower. (Submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 1, 2015
2. Gulf Building Marker
Unknown (from Rugby Realty website)
3. Gulf Building Lighting
Photographed by Kdka
4. Gulf Building Lighting Indicators
A chart to tell what the weather reads according to the Gulf Building lighting at the top of the tower. From KDKA weather website.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 739 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
