Carnegie Building (Pittsburgh)

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The Carnegie Building, also known as the Carnegie Steel Building, was a high-rise building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The structure was completed in 1895, and stood as the first steel-framed skyscraper in Pittsburgh upon completion. The building served as the world headquarters of Carnegie Steel Company,[1] a steel producing company of the late 19th century created by industrialist and phialnthropist Andrew Carnegie to manage steel mills in the city.

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The Carnegie Building was an early example of Chicago school architecture in Pittsburgh,[2] and was designed by the architectural firm Longfellow, Alden & Harlow.[3] It rose 13 floors in height, and stood as the first steel-framed skyscraper in Pittsburgh[4] and one of the first steel-cage structured buildings in the world.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mellon Square. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Carnegie Building. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ a b Carnegie Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ Walsh, Glenn A.. History of Industrialist, Art Patron, and Philanthropist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.