Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building facts for kids

Not to be confused with Bell Telephone Building (Pittsburgh).

Quick facts for kids
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Pittsburgh Location in Pennsylvania Location in the United States
Location	201 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1956 and 1957
Architect	Press C. Dowler
Architectural style	Modern
NRHP reference No.	11000921
Added to NRHP	December 15, 2011

The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Western Headquarters Building (also known as the Verizon Building) is a structure at 201 Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 12-story building, which was built between 1956 and 1957. In 1985 it was utilized for office space, corporate television & fiber optic teleconferencing facilities for intra-organization, face-to-face meetings. An historic #5ESS cutover in 1986 was covered by the news crew here marking the entrance into the digital age of telecommunications for an antiquated landline infrastructure in the United States. Converted to luxury rental apartments in 2012. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 2011.