SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER

SEWICKLEY, PA

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The Sewickley Heights History Center is a museum located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The center was established in 1982 by the Sewickley Valley Historical Society and is dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of Sewickley Heights. The museum is housed in a former church building which was built in 1883 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum showcases a large collection of artifacts and documents related to the history of Sewickley Heights. Visitors can explore a variety of displays and exhibits that tell the story of the area’s history, including its industrial, military and cultural heritage. The museum also houses a research library and a gift shop.

The museum offers a variety of programs, events and activities throughout the year, such as lectures, workshops, walking tours and special events. Other activities at the center include a summer camp, a volunteer program and a school program.

The museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm and admission is free. The center is wheelchair accessible and offers guided tours and research assistance.

SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in SEWICKLEY PA. US MID #8404200053

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 5th Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard, Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA Built in 1926-1934, this Gothic Revival-style tower was designed by Charles Klauder to serve as an administration building and classroom building for the University of Pittsburgh. The building stands 42 stories and 535 feet (163 meters) tall, being the second-tallest university building in the world, only exceeded by the newer Moscow State University Main Building in Russia, and was the second-tallest building in Pittsburgh at the time of its completion, though it lost this status in 1970. The building is clad in limestone with a massing that tapers towards the top and center with multiple setbacks, a four-story podium at the base with bay windows and tall recessed gothic arched entrance bays, buttresses and tracery on the exterior facade, pinnacles and a parapet with multiple gothic arches at the top of the building, a theater to the southeast of the main building with similar exterior features but a much lower height, known as the Stephen Foster Memorial, and a series of themed classrooms with various decorative finishes inside the building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and is a contributing structure in the Schenley Farms Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building today remains the principal structure of the University of Pittsburgh campus, dominating the surrounding Oakland neighborhood, and standing in the middle of a large lawn with trees and smaller buildings at the edges.

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SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER
246 GLEN MITCHELL RD
SEWICKLEY
PA
15143

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MID # 8404200053
Name SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS HISTORY CENTER
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mid-Atlantic
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LAT/LONG 40.533366, -80.168269
CODES FIPS State Code: 42
FIPS County Code: 003
US Census Tract: 563800
US Census Block: 5013