The South Side Market Building, also known as the South Side Market House, is a historic, American market house that is located at 12th and Bingham Streets in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | 12th and Bingham Sts., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′45.64″N 79°59′11.17″W / 40.4293444°N 79.9864361°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001600[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1976 |
| Designated CPHS | February 22, 1977[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 1968[3] |
Built in 1915, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
History and architectural features
editThe original market house on this spot was built in 1893,[4][5] but was destroyed by fire circa 1914.[4] It was rebuilt in 1915.[4][5] Architect: Charles Bickel.[5]
According to James D. Van Trump and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., "It is one of the last two market houses extant in Pittsburgh; the other is the East Liberty Market.
According to Walter C. Kidney, "When it was rebuilt in 1915 after a fire, the towers came off, the gable roof was brought down to the eaves on both fronts, and a well-scaled stone cartouche was set into the south front memorializing the new work. This cartouche is the building's one decoration today, set off by swags and surmounted by a bull's head. The Romanesque walls otherwise survive largely as built, industrial rather than civic architecture."[5]
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ a b c Landmark Architecture of Allegheny County by James D. Van Trump and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., page 154 (1967, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LCCN 67-26459)
- ^ a b c d Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County by Walter C. Kidney, page 198 (1985, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaKidney, Walter C. (1985). Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. ISBN 0-916670-09-0.)