Mellon National Bank Building
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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°W |
Built/founded | 1924 |
CPHD designated | July 1999[1] |
PHLF designated | 1976[2] |
The Mellon National Bank Building (also known as the 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]
History and architectural features
[edit]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 (21.2 million in 2023 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".
- ^ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?searchtype=ybrowse&year=1855&start_line=0.
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(help) - ^ "Real Estate | Owner History | Allegheny County". Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^ "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.