Butler Street Gatehouse Explained

Butler Street Gatehouse
Nrhp Type:	indcp
Partof:	Lawrenceville Historic District^[1]
Partof Refnum:	100004020
Location:	4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.475°N -79.9575°W
Built:	1848
Architect:	Chislett, John; Moser, Henry
Architecture:	Gothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque
Added:	July 30, 1974
Designated Nrhp Type:	July 8, 2019
Refnum:	74001734
Nocat:	yes

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.^[2]

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.

External links

Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation:

• HALS No. PA-3-B, "Allegheny Cemetery, Butler Street Gate House" (incomplete)

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lawrenceville Historic District . City of Pittsburgh . National Park Service . July 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Van Trump. James D.. [{{NRHP-PA|H001725_01H.pdf}} Butler Street Gateway - Allegheny Cemetery]. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. January 11, 2014. 1973.