Fulton Building Explained

Fulton Building
Location:107 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4438°N -80.0023°W
Built:1906
Architect:Grosvenor Atterbury
Architecture:Italian Renaissance
Added:May 10, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02000556
Designated Other1:PHLF
Designated Other1 Date:2003[1]

The Fulton Building is an historic structure in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named after inventor Robert Fulton, the building was designed by architect Grosvenor Atterbury and completed in 1906. Construction was funded by industrialist Henry Phipps.[2]

History and features

Completed in 1906, the building was designed by architect Grosvenor Atterbury. Its construction was funded by industrialist Henry Phipps. It was subsequently named after noted inventor Robert Fulton.[3]

On May 26, 1943 the building hosted America's first night-court for gasoline war ration violators.[4]

Since 2001, it has been the home of the city's Renaissance Hotel.[5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . 2011-07-28.
  2. Lowry, Patricia. "Renovated Fulton Building opening as Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel ." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette News, March 13, 2001.
  3. Lowry, "Renovated Fulton Building opening as Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette News, March 13, 2001.
  4. Web site: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?q=&year=&month=5&day=26&start_line=0&searchtype=single&page=sim.
  5. Lowry, "Renovated Fulton Building opening as Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette News, March 13, 2001.