Butler Street Gatehouse

Butler Street Gatehouse
Butler Street Gatehouse is located in Pittsburgh
Butler Street Gatehouse
Location within Pittsburgh
Butler Street Gatehouse is located in Pennsylvania
Butler Street Gatehouse
Location within Pennsylvania
Butler Street Gatehouse is located in the United States
Butler Street Gatehouse
Location within the United States
Location4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′30″N 79°57′27″W / 40.47500°N 79.95750°W / 40.47500; -79.95750
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1848
ArchitectChislett, John; Moser, Henry
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque
Part ofLawrenceville Historic District[1] (ID100004020)
NRHP reference No.74001734[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974
Designated CPJuly 8, 2019

The Butler Street Gatehouse at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built 1848 in the Gothic Revival style by John Chislett, Pittsburgh's first well-known architect and the founder of the cemetery. A chapel and offices, designed by Henry Moser, were added in 1870.[3]

The gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The entire Allegheny Cemetery was listed on the National Register in 1980.[2]

1870 addition

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. National Park Service. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ James D. Van Trump (March 1973). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Butler Street Gatehouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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