National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Location of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 249 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 10 National Historic Landmarks. Pittsburgh is the location of 178 of these properties and districts, including 5 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed separately, while the properties and districts elsewhere in the county, including 5 National Historic Landmarks, are listed here. Four properties are split between Pittsburgh and other parts of the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2		April 21, 2000 (#00000396)	7451 Lockway West 40°29′24″N 79°54′51″W	O'Hara Township	Extends into Pittsburgh
2	Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3		April 21, 2000 (#00000397)	Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Barrington 40°32′18″N 79°48′13″W	Harmar Township and Plum
3	Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4		April 21, 2000 (#00000398)	1 River Avenue 40°36′52″N 79°42′59″W	Harrison Township	Extends into Lower Burrell in Westmoreland County
4	Beulah Presbyterian Church		November 3, 1975 (#75001606)	Beulah and McCrady Roads 40°26′49″N 79°50′54″W	Churchill
5	Bost Building		January 20, 1999 (#99000627)	621-623 East 8th Avenue 40°24′33″N 79°54′16″W	Homestead	Headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers during the 1892 Homestead Strike
6	Bowman Homestead		September 7, 1979 (#79003140)	North of McKeesport at 3500 The Lane 40°22′14″N 79°49′31″W	North Versailles Township
7	Boyce Station		November 14, 1982 (#82001528)	1050 Boyce Road 40°19′05″N 80°06′50″W	Upper St. Clair Township	Intact example of turn-of-century train station that served as local commercial center
8	Bridge in Jefferson Borough		June 22, 1988 (#88000938)	Cochran Mill Road over Lick Run 40°17′34″N 79°58′13″W	Jefferson Hills and South Park Township
9	Bridge in Shaler Township		June 22, 1988 (#88000797)	Birchfield Road over Pine Creek 40°32′42″N 79°57′45″W	Shaler Township
10	Burtner Stone House		January 13, 1972 (#72001088)	Northwest of Natrona Heights on Burtner Road 40°37′53″N 79°43′51″W	Harrison Township
11	Campbell Building		September 19, 1988 (#88001157)	3 Crafton Square 40°26′08″N 80°03′54″W	Crafton
12	Carnegie Free Library		October 15, 1980 (#80003402)	1507 Liberty Avenue 40°20′43″N 79°51′19″W	McKeesport
13	Carnegie Free Library of Braddock		June 19, 1973 (#73001585)	419 Library Street 40°24′07″N 79°51′56″W	Braddock	First Carnegie library built in the United States; designated a National Historic Landmark March 2, 2012 (as "Braddock Carnegie Library")
14	Andrew Carnegie Free Library		October 8, 1981 (#81000523)	300 Beechwood Avenue 40°24′25″N 80°05′09″W	Carnegie
15	Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7		September 20, 2006 (#06001070)	Northern side of the Monongahela River, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Rankin Bridge 40°24′47″N 79°53′24″W	Munhall, Rankin, and Swissvale	Only remainder of once-vast Homestead Steel Works
16	Rachel Carson House		October 22, 1976 (#76001601)	613 Marion Avenue 40°32′47″N 79°47′00″W	Springdale	Childhood home of author Rachel Carson
17	Coraopolis Armory		November 14, 1991 (#91001695)	835 5th Avenue 40°31′10″N 80°10′08″W	Coraopolis
18	Coraopolis Bridge		January 7, 1986 (#86000021)	Ohio River Back Channel at Ferree Street and Grand Avenue 40°30′58″N 80°09′07″W	Coraopolis and Neville Township
19	Coraopolis Railroad Station		April 20, 1979 (#79002156)	Neville Avenue and Mill Street 40°31′08″N 80°09′49″W	Coraopolis
20	Davis Island Lock and Dam Site		August 29, 1980 (#80003400)	Off Pennsylvania Route 65 40°29′35″N 80°03′56″W	Avalon
21	Elmridge		May 10, 2005 (#05000412)	Beaver Road at Camp Meeting Road 40°33′49″N 80°12′15″W	Leetsdale
22	Evergreen Hamlet		September 17, 1974 (#74001738)	Evergreen Hamlet Road 40°30′29″N 79°59′39″W	Ross Township
23	Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau of Mines		October 18, 1974 (#74001732)	South of Bruceton off Cochran Mill Road 40°18′18″N 79°58′51″W	South Park Township
24	First Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport		September 30, 2014 (#14000814)	1406 Cornell St. 40°20′47″N 79°51′30″W	McKeesport
25	Fortieth Street Bridge		June 22, 1988 (#88000820)	40th Street over the Allegheny River 40°28′25″N 79°58′12″W	Millvale	Extends into Pittsburgh
26	Fulton Log House		December 6, 1975 (#75001610)	Southwest of Pittsburgh on Clifton-Bridgeville Road off U.S. Route 19 40°19′59″N 80°04′14″W	Upper St. Clair Township
27	Gardner-Bailey House		October 1, 1974 (#74001739)	124 West Swissvale Avenue 40°25′55″N 79°53′12″W	Edgewood
28	Gilfillan Farm		November 20, 1979 (#79002155)	1950 Washington Road 40°20′32″N 80°03′52″W	Upper St. Clair Township	Mid-19th century farm still working amid modern suburban development (now partially a county park); main house shows transition between Greek Revival and Victorian architectural styles
29	Hamnett Historic District		June 28, 2010 (#10000408)	Roughly bounded by Rebecca Ave., rear property lines on the east side of Center St., Sewer Way, Lytle Way, and the Norfolk Southern RR right-of-way 40°26′19″N 79°53′05″W	Wilkinsburg
30	Homestead High-Level Bridge		January 7, 1986 (#86000016)	Monongahela River at West Street 40°24′40″N 79°55′09″W	Homestead	Extends into Pittsburgh
31	Homestead Historic District		May 10, 1990 (#90000696)	8th Avenue area roughly bounded by Mesta, 6th, Andrew, 11th, and Walnut Streets and Doyle and 7th Avenues 40°24′17″N 79°54′27″W	Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead
32	Homestead Pennsylvania Railroad Station		December 26, 1985 (#85003157)	Amity Street 40°24′29″N 79°54′45″W	Homestead
33	Hutchinson Farm		February 19, 1986 (#86000321)	Round Hill Road at Pennsylvania Route 51 40°14′23″N 79°51′54″W	Elizabeth Township
34	Jerome Street Bridge		June 22, 1988 (#88000818)	5th Avenue over the Youghiogheny River 40°21′02″N 79°52′12″W	McKeesport
35	Kennywood Park		February 27, 1987 (#87000824)	4800 Kennywood Boulevard 40°23′15″N 79°51′48″W	West Mifflin	Only large remaining U.S. "trolley" amusement park
36	Dr. Thomas R. Kerr House and Office		September 2, 2003 (#03000885)	438 4th Street 40°31′02″N 79°50′26″W	Oakmont
37	Lehner Grain-and-Cider Mill and House		October 24, 1996 (#96001202)	548 and 560 Penn Street 40°30′13″N 79°50′45″W	Verona
38	Isaac Lightner House		April 20, 1978 (#78002333)	2407 Mt. Royal Boulevard 40°32′15″N 79°58′22″W	Shaler Township
39	Lobb's Cemetery and Yohogania County Courthouse Site		November 12, 1992 (#92001501)	Calamity Hollow Road at Lobb's Run 40°15′46″N 79°54′58″W	Jefferson Hills
40	Logans Ferry Powder Works Historic District		May 7, 1998 (#98000399)	Barking Road 40°32′17″N 79°45′56″W	Plum
41	Longfellow School		June 28, 1984 (#84003088)	Monroe Street and McClure Avenue 40°25′20″N 79°53′30″W	Swissvale
42	Longue Vue Club and Golf Course		May 10, 2005 (#05000414)	400 Longue Vue Drive, Verona 40°28′52″N 79°51′31″W	Penn Hills Township
43	McKees Rocks Bridge		November 14, 1988 (#88002168)	Legislative Route 76, Spur 2, over the Ohio River at McKees Rocks 40°28′37″N 80°02′56″W	McKees Rocks and Stowe Township	Extends into Pittsburgh
44	McKeesport National Bank		August 29, 1980 (#80003403)	5th Avenue and Sinclair Street 40°21′04″N 79°51′43″W	McKeesport
45	James Miller House		January 17, 1975 (#75001605)	East of Bethel on Manse Drive 40°19′12″N 80°00′23″W	South Park Township	On the site of the Oliver Miller Homestead, first settled in 1772. In 1794, the first fired gunshots of the Whiskey Rebellion occurred on the property. In 1830, the log house was replaced with a large stone section, making it the "Stone Manse" house as it stands today.
46	MISSISSIPPI III		September 21, 1983 (#83002066)	Neville Island 40°30′44″N 80°07′12″W	Neville Township	The last of the Texas-deck sternwheelers, Showboat Becky Thatcher relocated from Marietta, Ohio, in October 2009. On the night of February 19, 2010, the Becky Thatcher sank at its mooring on Neville Island in the Ohio River. Demolition of the boat began on Monday, March 8, 2010.
47	Mooncrest Historic District		September 18, 2013 (#13000741)	Roughly bounded by University Boulevard, Lee Drive, Thorn Run, Fern Hollow & Old Thorn Run Roads 40°31′26″N 80°11′25″W	Moon Township	This community was built during World War II as housing for defense workers. Mooncrest residents produced armor plate, munitions, and ships at the nearby Dravo Corporation on Neville Island.
48	Mt. Lebanon Historic District		September 30, 2014 (#14000813)	Roughly bounded by Gilkeson, Washington, Scott, and Pine Tree Rds., Mt. Lebanon, and Castle Shannon and Cedar Boulevards 40°22′25″N 80°02′56″W	Mt. Lebanon Township
49	Oakdale Public School		March 28, 1997 (#97000289)	33 Hastings Street 40°23′54″N 80°11′00″W	Oakdale
50	Oakmont Country Club Historic District		August 17, 1984 (#84003090)	Hulton Road 40°31′33″N 79°49′36″W	Plum	Oldest top-ranked golf course in the United States, designed by Henry Fownes and Edward Stotz in 1903
51	Pennsalt Historic District		July 18, 1985 (#85001571)	Roughly bounded by Federal, Penn, and Pond Streets, and Philadelphia and Blue Ridge Avenues, in Natrona 40°36′53″N 79°43′17″W	Harrison Township	Former company town of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
52	Pennsylvania Railroad Station-Wilkinsburg		July 18, 1985 (#85001568)	Hay Street at Ross Avenue 40°26′35″N 79°53′17″W	Wilkinsburg
53	Reed Hall		November 28, 1980 (#80003401)	West of Emsworth on Huntington Road 40°30′57″N 80°06′44″W	Kilbuck Township	Reed Hall was part of the former Dixmont State Hospital, which opened in 1862. Architect: Joseph W. Kerr (1815–1888). The entire hospital, including Reed Hall, was demolished in 2006.
54	St. Nicholas Croatian Church		May 6, 1980 (#80003404)	24 Maryland Avenue 40°28′37″N 79°58′11″W	Millvale
55	St. Thomas Memorial Church		October 4, 2016 (#16000696)	378 Delaware Ave. 40°31′03″N 79°50′27″W	Oakmont
56	Sauer Buildings Historic District		September 11, 1985 (#85002296)	607-717 Center Avenue 40°29′41″N 79°54′13″W	Aspinwall	The buildings in this district were designed by Frederick C. Sauer (1860–1942), from around 1900 until his death in 1942.
57	David Shields House		October 29, 1975 (#75001607)	Shields Lane 40°33′25″N 80°11′59″W	Edgeworth
58	John F. Singer House		November 13, 1974 (#74001744)	1318 Singer Place 40°26′48″N 79°52′56″W	Wilkinsburg
59	Sperling Building		May 10, 2005 (#05000410)	1007-1013 Penn Avenue 40°26′38″N 79°52′45″W	Wilkinsburg
60	Thornburg Historic District		December 8, 1982 (#82001529)	Off Pennsylvania Route 60 40°25′57″N 80°05′00″W	Thornburg
61	Turtle Creek High School		August 30, 2007 (#07000880)	126 Monroeville Avenue 40°24′18″N 79°49′26″W	Turtle Creek
62	United States Post Office-Sewickley Branch		December 26, 2012 (#12001094)	200 Broad St. 40°32′13″N 80°11′03″W	Sewickley
63	Van Kirk Farm		February 19, 1986 (#86000320)	Round Hill Road at Scenery Drive 40°14′28″N 79°51′43″W	Elizabeth Township
64	Walker-Ewing Log House		January 30, 1976 (#76001593)	Northeast of Oakdale on Noblestown Road 40°24′40″N 80°09′36″W	Collier Township	Log house built circa 1790
65	Nicholas Way House		September 13, 1978 (#78002339)	108 Beaver Road 40°32′51″N 80°11′19″W	Edgeworth
66	Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building		March 6, 1987 (#87000376)	Marguerite and Bluff Streets 40°23′32″N 79°48′27″W	Wilmerding	Built in 1890, this building contained the offices of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, founded by George Westinghouse.
67	George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge		March 28, 1977 (#77001120)	U.S. Route 30 at Turtle Creek 40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W	East Pittsburgh and North Versailles Township
68	Wilpen Hall		April 20, 2011 (#11000201)	889-895 Blackburn Road and 201 Scaife Road 40°32′52″N 80°09′05″W	Sewickley Heights
69	Woodville		February 5, 1974 (#74001733)	South of Heidelberg on Pennsylvania Route 50 40°22′47″N 80°05′47″W	Collier Township	1785 home of John Neville, tax collector targeted by the Whiskey Rebels. Preserved and restored to near-original condition; today one of the oldest houses in the county.

Former listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Linden Grove		November 5, 1987 (#87001970)	January 20, 2000	Grove Road at Library Road and Willow Avenue 40°22′03″N 80°00′51″W	Castle Shannon