Investment Building (Pittsburgh)

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The Investment Building
Investment Building 4th Av Pitts via WSM jeh.jpg
Investment Building (Pittsburgh) is located in Pittsburgh
Investment Building (Pittsburgh)
Location within Pittsburgh
General information
TypeOffice
Location239 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°26′23″N 80°00′06″W / 40.4397°N 80.0018°W / 40.4397; -80.0018Coordinates: 40°26′23″N 80°00′06″W / 40.4397°N 80.0018°W / 40.4397; -80.0018
Completed1927
Height
Roof230 ft (70 m)
Technical details
Floor count21
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn M. Donn

The Investment Building is a 1927 neo-classical skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania located at 239 Fourth Avenue and part of the Fourth Avenue Historic District.[1] The original name of the structure was the Insurance Exchange Building.[1]

Designed by John M. Donn,[2] a Washington, D.C. architect, the tower is of the same approximate façade dimensions as its 4th Avenue neighbors the Arrott Building and Benedum-Trees Building, both built a generation earlier. Constructed from limestone, and a darker, more textured brick, the tower is noted for simplicity and lightness of form and detailing. The roof corners feature chamfered obelisk-like elements.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Investment Building, Pittsburgh | 121973". Emporis. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. ^ http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/BuildingDetail/3289.php
  3. ^ http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fourth-ave-walking-tour-2013.pdf
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