Fulton Building
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| Location | 107 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′45″N 80°0′7″W / 40.44583°N 80.00194°WCoordinates: 40°26′45″N 80°0′7″W / 40.44583°N 80.00194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Grosvenor Atterbury |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 10, 2002 |
| Designated PHLF | 2003[2] |
The Fulton Building is a structure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was completed 1906 and was designed by noted architect Grosvenor Atterbury. Construction was funded by industrial Henry Phipps, and the name of the building is a tribute to noted inventor Robert Fulton. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] On May 26, 1943 the building hosted America's first night-court for gasoline war ration violators.[3] Since 2001, it has been the home of the city's Renaissance Hotel.
As seen from across the Allegheny River.
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- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ↑ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?q=&year=&month=5&day=26&start_line=0&searchtype=single&page=sim
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