Burke Building
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The Burke Building in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
is a building from 1836. It was Pittsburgh's first major office building. Since great fire in 1845 that burned over a thousand buildings, it is the city's only remaining large Greek Revival
building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
is a building from 1836. It was Pittsburgh's first major office building. Since great fire in 1845 that burned over a thousand buildings, it is the city's only remaining large Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978.