Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building

Not to be confused with Bell Telephone Building (Pittsburgh).

Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	201 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°26′24.62″N80°0′18.35″W / 40.4401722°N 80.0050972°W / 40.4401722; -80.0050972
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1956 and 1957 [1]
Architect	Press C. Dowler
Architectural style	Modern
Part of	Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District [2] (ID13000252)
NRHP reference No.	11000921 [3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 15, 2011
Designated CP	May 2, 2013

The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building (also known as the Verizon Building) is a structure at 201 Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 12-story building, which was built between 1956 and 1957. In 1985 it was utilized for office space, corporate television & fiber optic teleconferencing facilities for intra-organization, face-to-face meetings. An historic #5ESS cutover in 1986 was covered by the news crew here marking the entrance into the digital age of telecommunications for an antiquated landline infrastructure in the United States. Converted to luxury rental apartments in 2012. ^[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2011. ^[3]

References

1. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/historic_review_commission/2011/bell_telephone_nomination.pdf ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.