SPOTLIGHT: Allegheny County Courthouse and City-County Building

Thursday, August 13
10:00 a.m. – Noon

$25 per person

This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Purchase a ticket below. Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 12.

H.H. Richardson’s Allegheny County Courthouse (completed 1888) and Henry Hornbostel’s City-County Building (completed 1917) are two of Pittsburgh’s most important civic buildings, but they project vastly different architectural and social images.

This tour includes interior spaces that generally are not open to the public, giving participants an appreciation of the extraordinary design creativity, craftsmanship, and artistry that brought these buildings into being. Standing side by side on Grant Street—named a Great American Street by the American Planning Association—the Courthouse and the City-County Building provide a brilliant comparison of approaches to meeting the needs of a growing city.

Tour meeting point:  Corner of Grant Street and Forbes Avenue (Pittsburgh, PA 15219), near the parking lot

Tour ending point:  City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.

Accessibility: This tour is accessible to people with disabilities.
__________________________________________________________________________________________

All tour participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 13 may attend tours free of charge. By purchasing a ticket for this tour, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour, assume all personal risk during the tour, consent to being photographed during the tour, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications.

All ticket sales are final.