Ewart Building

The Ewart Building is a historic commercial skyscraper located at 921-925 Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ewart Building
Location921, 923 and 925 Liberty Ave.,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′36″N 79°59′52″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1891
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79002159 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1979

Description and history

The building was built in 1891 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style for a wholesale grocer, Samuel Ewart. His family continued to run the business until 1925 and owned the building until 1969. It is built on part of the site of old Fort Fayette.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1979.[1]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Schmidlapp, Ellis. "Ewart Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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