Fulton Building
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| Location | 107 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′38″N 80°00′08″W / 40.4438°N 80.0023°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Grosvenor Atterbury |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000556 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 10, 2002 |
| Designated PHLF | 2003[2] |
The Fulton Building is a structure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The building was completed 1906 and was designed by architect Grosvenor Atterbury. Construction was funded by industrialist Henry Phipps, and the name of the building is a tribute to noted inventor Robert Fulton.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] On May 26, 1943 the building hosted America's first night-court for gasoline war ration violators.[3] Since 2001, it has been the home of the city's Renaissance Hotel.
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?q=&year=&month=5&day=26&start_line=0&searchtype=single&page=sim
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- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Commercial buildings completed in 1906
- Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh
- 1906 establishments in Pennsylvania