Burke Building

Burke Building
Location 209-211 4th Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′24″N 80°0′9″W / 40.44000°N 80.00250°W / 40.44000; -80.00250Coordinates: 40°26′24″N 80°0′9″W / 40.44000°N 80.00250°W / 40.44000; -80.00250
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1836
Architect Chislett, John
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 78002335[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 18, 1978
Designated PHLF 1970[2]

The Burke Building in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a building from 1836. It was Pittsburgh's first major office building and a major anchor of the city's financial district centered on Fourth Avenue. Since the 1845 Great Fire burned over a thousand buildings, it is the city's only remaining large Greek Revival building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
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