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| Location | 921, 923 and 925 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′36″N79°59′52″W / 40.44333°N 79.99778°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002159 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 9, 1979 |
The Ewart Building is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 921-925 Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The building was built in 1891 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style for a wholesale grocer, Samuel Ewart. His family continued to run the business until 1925 and owned the building until 1969. It is built on part of the site of old Fort Fayette. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1979. [1]
David Ewart, ISO was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914.
The David Bradford House is a historic house museum at 175 South Main Street in Washington, Pennsylvania. Completed in 1788, it was the home of David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion. It has both architectural and historic importance, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1983. It is open weekly between April and November, or by appointment.
Ercildoun, population about 100, is an unincorporated community in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The hamlet was founded by Quakers and was an early center of the abolitionist movement. In 1985 the entire hamlet, including 31 properties, was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these properties two were vacant land, 14 were significant buildings, ten were contributing buildings, and five buildings, built in the 1950s, were non-contributing. The Lukens Pierce House, an octagon house listed separately on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, is located about half a mile northwest of the hamlet. Ercildoun is one of about ten hamlets in the township, which has no cities or towns, but has 31 sites listed on the National Register. It is one of the larger hamlets, located near the center of the township, and historically among the best known. The city of Coatesville is about 3 miles north.
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