Chalfant Hall

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Chalfant Hall
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Location915 Ridge Avenue (Allegheny West), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°26′59.16″N80°0′59.83″W / 40.4497667°N 80.0166194°W / 40.4497667; -80.0166194 Coordinates: 40°26′59.16″N80°0′59.83″W / 40.4497667°N 80.0166194°W / 40.4497667; -80.0166194
Builtcirca 1900
Designated1981 [1]
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Location of Chalfant Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh

Chalfant Hall of the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), located at 915 Ridge Avenue in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built circa 1900. It was the former house of Henry Chalfant (1867-1928), who graduated from Harvard in 1899 and succeeded his father in the firm of Spang, Chalfant & Co. [2] The house was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1981. [1]

In 2019, CCAC announced that Chalfant Hall would be renovated to become the college's new Center for Teaching and Learning. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  2. http://profilesintime.blogspot.com/2007/03/john-weakley-chalfant.html
  3. Tolliver, Sandra. "$40M Workforce Development and Training Center coming to CCAC", NextPittsburgh, November 18, 2019