Butler Street Gatehouse

Butler Street Gatehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°28′30″N79°57′27″W / 40.47500°N 79.95750°W / 40.47500; -79.95750
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1848
Architect	Chislett, John; Moser, Henry
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque
Part of	Lawrenceville Historic District [1] (ID100004020)
NRHP reference No.	74001734 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1974
Designated CP	July 8, 2019

The Butler Street Gatehouse at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built 1848 in the Gothic Revival style by John Chislett, Pittsburgh's first well-known architect and the founder of the cemetery. A chapel and offices, designed by Henry Moser, were added in 1870. ^[3]

The gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The entire Allegheny Cemetery was listed on the National Register in 1980. ^[2]

1870 addition

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. James D. Van Trump (March 1973). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Butler Street Gatehouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

Media related to Butler Street Gatehouse at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation:

• HALS No. PA-3-B, "Allegheny Cemetery, Butler Street Gate House" (incomplete)