Highland Towers Apartments Explained

Highland Towers Apartments
Location:340 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4558°N -79.9256°W
Built:1913
Architect:Scheibler, Frederick
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:September 28, 1976
Refnum:76001595
Designated Other1:PHLF
Designated Other1 Date:1976[1]

The Highland Towers Apartments is an historic building which is located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1913, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

History and architectural features

This apartment building was designed by Pittsburgh native Frederick G. Scheibler Jr., who designed over a dozen buildings in the area. The U-shaped structure has four floors of apartments and a raised basement.[2]

The façade is tapestry brick in yellow, bronze, tan and brown. Scheibler placed decorative tilework between the windows; his tilework was based on a fabric designed by Peter Behrens.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . 2011-07-28.
  2. Book: Aurand, Martin. The Progressive Architecture of Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr.. 1994. University of Pittsburgh Press. 0-8229-3781-6.