Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company Building

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Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company Building
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The building in 2016
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Location3147–3155 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°27′39″N79°58′13″W / 40.46083°N 79.97028°W / 40.46083; -79.97028 Coordinates: 40°27′39″N79°58′13″W / 40.46083°N 79.97028°W / 40.46083; -79.97028
Built1903
NRHP reference # 15001030
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2016

The Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company Building is a historic building in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903 by the Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company as a production facility for brass and brass goods. The four-story building housed a foundry with coke furnaces for producing raw brass along with casting, rolling, and machining equipment for manufacturing finished products. [1] Pittsburgh Brass used the building until the 1970s, after which it was left vacant for about 40 years. In 2015, the building was renovated and converted into 14 loft apartment units. [2]

Strip District, Pittsburgh Neighborhood of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

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References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. Mikrut, Ian (July 27, 2015). "Brass Building Lofts offer modern living in the Strip". NEXT Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 21, 2019.