Alpha Terrace Historic District

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Alpha Terrace Historic District
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Location716–740 and 721–743 North Beatty Street,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°28′9.72″N79°55′21.55″W / 40.4693667°N 79.9226528°W / 40.4693667; -79.9226528
Architect Murphy & Hamilton
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 85001570 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1985
Designated CPHDJanuary 1996 [2]
Designated PHLF1979 [3]

The Alpha Terrace Historic District is a historic district in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The site consists of twenty-five stone rowhouses, which were built between 1889 and 1894 using a heterogeneous mix of Queen Anne and Romanesque revival architectural influences. Until they were subdivided and individually sold in the 1950s, the properties were part of a single block of upper-middle-class rental units; for a time, U.S. Steel leased a number of the homes for use by corporate executives.

The block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1985. [1] In 1979, it was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks, [3] and in January 1996, the district was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.