National Register of Historic Places

South Side Market Building

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Listed
October 13, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001600

About this property

The South Side Market Building, also known as the South Side Market House, is a historic, American market house that is located at 12th and Bingham Streets in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1915, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The original market house on this spot was built in 1893, but was destroyed by fire circa 1914. It was rebuilt in 1915. Architect: Charles Bickel. According to James D. Van Trump and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., "It is one of the last two market houses extant in Pittsburgh; the other is the East Liberty Market. According to Walter C. Kidney, "When it was rebuilt in 1915 after a fire, the towers came off, the gable roof was brought down to the eaves on both fronts, and a well-scaled stone cartouche was set into the south front memorializing the new work. This cartouche is the building's one decoration today, set off by swags and surmounted by a bull's head. The Romanesque walls otherwise survive largely as built, industrial rather than civic architecture."

Location

12th and Bingham Sts.
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
40.42947, -79.98640

Categories

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Sources

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When was South Side Market Building listed on the National Register?

South Side Market Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 13, 1976.

What type of historic resource is South Side Market Building?

South Side Market Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for South Side Market Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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