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'''Allegheny Post Office''', also known as '''Old North Post Office''', '''The Landmarks Museum''', is a building built in 1897 in the [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City]] area that is now within [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side.
'''Allegheny Post Office''', also known as '''Old North Post Office''', '''The Landmarks Museum''', is a building built in 1897 in the [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City]] area that is now within [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side.


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Allegheny Post Office
Allegheny Post Office is located in Pennsylvania
Allegheny Post Office
LocationAllegheny Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Built1897
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
NRHP reference No.71000683 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1971
Designated CPHSDecember 26, 1972[2]
Designated PHLF1971[3]

Allegheny Post Office, also known as Old North Post Office, The Landmarks Museum, is a building built in 1897 in the Allegheny City area that is now within Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

In 1983, the post office building became the first home of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The Children's Museum has since expanded to include the neighboring Buhl Planetarium building and a new addition.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-05.