Mellon National Bank Building
Location of Mellon National Bank Building in Pittsburgh | |
Location | 500 Smithfield Street (Downtown), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Coordinates | 40°26′25.26″N 79°59′53.36″W / 40.4403500°N 79.9981556°WCoordinates: 40°26′25.26″N 79°59′53.36″W / 40.4403500°N 79.9981556°W |
Built/founded | 1924 |
CPHD designated | July 1999[1] |
PHLF designated | 1976[2] |
Mellon National Bank Building (also known as Lord & Taylor Department Store) at 514 Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was completed in 1924 after Mellon acquired the property in August 1916 from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which had their regional offices on the site.[3] Prior to the B&O office the site was the original home to the city's first public high school (Central High) which opened in the fall of 1855.[4] The Classical styled building was designed by architects Trowbridge & Livingston with Edward Mellon. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1976,[2] and the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations in July 1999.[1]
On July 30, 1999, May & Co. bought the structure for $9.250 million from Mellon ending branch services at the site.[5] The building was converted into a multi-level department store despite the protests of historical preservationists. It opened as Lord & Taylor on November 1, 2000, after a $12 million refurbishment (18 million in 2020 dollars).[6]
On May 31, 2012 PNC Financial Services purchased the structure after Lord & Taylor closed in 2004.[7]
References[]
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- ^ a b "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ "Hotel Henry".
- ^ "Request Rejected".
- ^ "Real Estate | Owner History | Allegheny County".
- ^ "Above Bellefonte: Mellon Treasure Plundered". 26 July 2011.
- ^ "PNC to purchase vacant Lord & Taylor building in Downtown Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01.
External links[]
- City of Pittsburgh historic designations
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1924
- Pittsburgh building and structure stubs