Tag Archives: Pittsburgh

House by Charles M. Bartberger

DescriptionEnglish: Architect’s drawing of the J. J. Matthews House, East Liberty, Pittsburgh, by Charles M. Bartberger
Date1903
SourceThe American Architect and Building News (https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1903-04-04_80_1423/page/n19/mode/2up)
AuthorCharles M. Bartberger

This house still stands; Father Pitt has pictures of it in its current condition.

The City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the Corner of Grant and Diamond Streets

Description
English: Architects’ rendering of the City-County Building in Pittsburgh
Date
Source Year Book of the Pittsburgh Architectural Club, 1917 (https://archive.org/stream/schoolhousesthee00carn#page/n5/mode/2up)
Author Edward B. Lee and Palmer and Hornbostel, Associated Architects

The Great Floyd Gun, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh

Description
English: The Great Floyd Gun, cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburg, Pa., on the 18th of January, 1860—the largest piece of ordnance in the world
Date
Source Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Febrary 25, 1860 (https://archive.org/stream/franklesliesillu00lesl#page/n118/mode/1up)
Author Unknown engraver