Investment Building (Pittsburgh)
The Investment Building is a 1927 neo-classical skyscraper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania located at 239 Fourth Avenue and part of the Fourth Avenue Historic District.[1] The original name of the structure was the Insurance Exchange Building.[1]
The Investment Building | |
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Location within Pittsburgh | |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Location | 239 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40.4397°N 80.0018°W |
Completed | 1927 |
Height | |
Roof | 230 ft (70 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 21 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | John M. Donn |
Designed by John M. Donn,[2] a Washington, D.C. architect, the tower is of the same approximate façade dimensions as its 4th Avenue neighbors the Arrott Building and Benedum-Trees Building, both built a generation earlier. Constructed from limestone, and a darker, more textured brick the tower is noted for simplicity and lightness of form and detailing. The roof corners feature chamfered obelisk-like elements.[3]
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