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The design of the main building, which Richardson considered to be his finest, was innovative in that the building is built around an interior courtyard, thus allowing natural light and fresh air to reach most of the building. The courtyard is surrounded by four stories in three sides. A tower rises
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and Smithfield in 1853. Due to corrosion caused by coal smoke, the building deteriorated: the dressed surface of the facade dropped off, some of the cornices near the roof began to fall, and the building had a scaly appearance. On May 7, 1882, a fire broke out and ruined the building. Subsequently,
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design included a domed cupola housing a rotunda 60 feet (18 m) in diameter and 80 feet (24 m) high. The building was completed in 1841. The building's second floor again served as the headquarters for both the Commonwealth Supreme Court Pittsburgh region and the Federal Western District,
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The restoration work involved asbestos removal, new plumbing and electrical systems installation, air conditioning addition, and new offices and courtrooms creation. It also encompassed the preservation of the historic elements like the stone facade, the ironwork, and the stained glass windows. The
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In the 1900s the street level in front of the building was lowered as part of a general re-grading of Pittsburgh. Richardson had anticipated this and courses of finished masonry had been buried underground, now to be revealed. This left the ceremonial entrance a full story above the street. A grand
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was built by Allegheny County in 1995 near the Allegheny River. The old jail underwent a transformation to become the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. The conversion, which cost approximately $ 25 million and took two years to complete, aimed to retain key elements of
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stairway was built, but removed during street widening in the 1930s- the low arched doorways were extended downwards to street level, with the result that the visitor is not greeted by the grand entrance hall Richardson planned, but by the low corridors which were once the basement.
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conversion project earned multiple awards for adaptive reuse and historic preservation, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award in 2002 and the American Institute of Architects Pittsburgh Chapter Award in 2001.
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asked Harris Interactive to survey 2,000 people, who were shown 247 photographs of buildings and other structures in different categories chosen by 2,500 architects. The Allegheny County Courthouse was ranked
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in Venice. The entire complex was built of large rusticated blocks of granite, with the entrance ways and windows topped with wide arches. This gives the building a heavy, stable and dignified appearance.
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the jail like the rotunda, the cell blocks, and the warden's office. A part of the old cell block is now home to the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum, exhibiting jail history and artifacts.
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and construction of the buildings was begun by the Norcross Brothers, Richardson's construction firm of choice, in 1884. The cornerstone for the building was laid on October 13, 1884.
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Muralist Vincent Nesbert completed five murals for the building on its first floor in 1937: "Industry", "Justice", "Peace", "Fort Duquesne" and "The Battle of Grant's Hill."
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Following the destruction of the second courthouse, Allegheny County Commissioners decided to hold a competition to design a replacement. The winner of the competition was
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five stories from the courtyard's open side. As was usually the case with Richardson's buildings, the roof is steep with dormers placed at all the corners.
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Shribman, D. M. (2019, October 31). 10 Things You Might Not Know About the Old Allegheny County Jail. Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2023, from
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O’Toole, P. (2017, Spring). The Old Jail: A New Life for a Richardson Masterpiece. Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2023, from
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Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail Architectural Records, 1883-1948, AIS.1980.20, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
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Allegheny County Courthouse & Jail, 436 Grant Street (Courthouse), 420 Ross Street (Jail), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
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Smoke Control Lantern Slide Collection, University of Pittsburgh Archives Service Center, AIS.1978.22, Digital Research Library
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The design of the Allegheny County Courthouse has influenced buildings in many cities across North America, such as
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Helen Clay Frick Foundation Archives, 1892-1987, AIS.2002.06, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh's original courthouse, first occupied in 1794, was a wooden structure located on one side of
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Land for a new courthouse was purchased in April 1834. This was a tract of land on the corner of
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This article is about the courthouse in Pennsylvania. For the courthouse in North Carolina, see
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A prison is connected to the courthouse via the "Bridge of Sighs". The design was based on the
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it was demolished. The third, and present, courthouse was erected on the same spot.
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Second Courthouse, Pittsburgh, in 1857. This courthouse was ruined by fire in 1882
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featuring the Ross Street side of the complex and the "Bridge of Sighs".
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serving the latter until a new U.S. Customs House/Post Office opened on
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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in 1976. Richardson later referred to it as his "great achievement".
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The complex is bordered by wide thoroughfares named for city founders
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Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
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Courthouse and jail complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Several big-budget films have portrayed the Courthouse.
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35th overall on the list and above every other courthouse
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Alleghany County Courthouse (North Carolina)

Pittsburgh
Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
40°26′18″N 79°59′46″W / 40.4384°N 79.9961°W / 40.4384; -79.9961
Allegheny County
Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Henry Hobson Richardson
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
73001586
downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Jail
H. H. Richardson
Romanesque Revival style
James Ross
John Forbes
Forbes Avenue
James Grant
Grant Street
National Historic Landmark

Market Square
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Western District of Pennsylvania
Forbes Avenue

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