Koppers Tower Explained

Koppers Building
Location:436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4419°N -79.9956°W
Start Date:1927
Completion Date:March, 1929
Building Type:Offices
Roof:4750NaN0
Floor Count:34
Elevator Count:13
Cost:$5.3 million
($ million today)
Floor Area:2904640NaN0
Architect:Graham, Anderson, Probst & White with E. P. Mellon
Main Contractor:Mellon-Stuart
Developer:Andrew W. Mellon

Koppers Building is a historical building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, commissioned by Andrew W. Mellon and completed in 1929. The building is named after the Koppers Chemical Corporation and is one of the major features of Downtown Pittsburgh.

Overview

Koppers Building was completed in March 1929, and it has 34 floors at a cost of $5.3 million (equivalent to $ million in).[1] It rises 475feet above Downtown Pittsburgh. Its address is Grant Street & Seventh Avenue. It is the best example of Art Deco construction and ornamentation in Pittsburgh.[2]

It is constructed with Indiana limestone with a polished granite base and dark copper roof. Inside the Koppers Building the lobby is richly decorated with marble walls. Its copper roof is pitched in a chateau-like design and is illuminated at night. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.

In February 1948, Equitable of New York purchased the building for $6 million (equivalent to $ million in).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: As Koppers Building marks 75 years, the iconic structure also marks changes in region . Joyce . Gannon . . November 14, 2004 . November 27, 2017 . May 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505034759/http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/04319/411167.stm . dead .
  2. News: Conti . John . Art Deco style survives in Pittsburgh — if you look around . . May 4, 2013 . November 26, 2017.
  3. Web site: Koppers Building Chronology . Historic Pittsburgh . . November 26, 2017.