United States Post Office-Sewickley Branch | |
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| Location | 200 Broad St. Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°32′12.73″N80°11′2.26″W / 40.5368694°N 80.1839611°W |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001094 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 26, 2012 [1] |
| Designated PHLF | 2000 [2] |
The United States Post Office-Sewickley Branch is an American post office building that is located at 200 Broad Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1910.
This historic building was designed by architect James Knox Taylor, who was the Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1897 to 1912. It was created in the classical revival style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 2012, [1] and the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2000. [2]
Sewickley is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 3,907 at the 2020 census. The Sewickley Bridge crosses the Ohio River from Sewickley to Moon Township.
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Schenley High School, located in the North Oakland neighborhood at the edge of the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a historic building opened in 1916 that was a part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Schenley High School building was closed in June 2008 in a 5–4 vote by the school district due to issues with asbestos. Its staff and students were relocated the following year. The Schenley name was retired and its last class graduated in 2011. On February 28, 2013 the Pittsburgh School Board approved the sale of Schenley High School to the PMC Property Group of Philadelphia in a 5–4 vote.
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St. Agnes Church is a historic former Roman Catholic church in the West Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The church was built in 1916–17 and was designed by noted Pittsburgh-based ecclesiastical architect John T. Comès. St. Agnes parish was established in 1868 and a temporary church opened in 1873 at 2400 Fifth Avenue in Uptown. This was replaced with a permanent church in 1889, but the building burned down along with several neighboring structures on January 21, 1914. Following the fire, the present church was built about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) to the east of the old location. The new building was dedicated by Bishop Regis Canevin on January 28, 1917.
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