Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District
Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District | |
The Frick Building | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Liberty Avenue, Grant Street, Forbes Avenue, and Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′29″N 79°59′50″W / 40.44139°N 79.99722°W |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003216 and 13000251 |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1985 (original) and May 2, 2013 (increase) |
The Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District is a historic district in the Central Business District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is composed of multiple late eighteenth-century buildings which illustrate "Pittsburgh's emergence during that period as a preeminent industrial and business center," according to Hyman Myers, the former chair of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board.
Bounded by Wood Street, Forbes Avenue, Grant Street, and Liberty Avenue, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1985. Its boundaries were expanded on May 2, 2013.