{"nrhp_refnum":"74001743","name":"Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Smithfield St. at Carson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.43347042200003,"lon":-80.00374647899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story terminal railway station in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, built as a headhouse with through tracks on one side toward the river. It was designed in 1898 by William George Burns and completed in 1901.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only surviving example of Edwardian-style railway stations in Pittsburgh once the Pennsylvania Railroad Station is demolished, apart from its rotunda. Its eclectic architecture is cited as valuable for studying building tastes at the turn of the twentieth century, and its waiting room interior is described as a fine example of Edwardian interior design. It is also presented as a fine example of a large commercial and transportation building.","narrative":"Built as a seven-story terminal headhouse with through tracks on the river side, this Pittsburgh station was designed in 1898 by William George Burns and completed in 1901. Its steel frame is clad in stone, brick and terra cotta, and its facades grow more ornate toward the roof, with floral string courses, rusticated stone, brick pilasters and a roof balustrade. A large relief of a moving locomotive fills a pediment at the center of the roofline, the most elaborate detail on the building. The structure contains about 80,000 square feet of floor space. Its great waiting room, a two-story hall with an elaborate staircase, barrel-vaulted ceiling, fine woodwork and gilded or painted plaster, is regarded as ranking second only to the foyer of Carnegie Music Hall as an example of Edwardian interior design. The station is significant as the only remaining example of Edwardian-style railway stations in Pittsburgh if the Pennsylvania Railroad Station is demolished, and for its eclectic architecture, which reflects building tastes at the turn of the twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"1898-1901","architect_builder":"William George Burns (architect)","architectural_style":"Classical with Beaux-Arts detailing; Edwardian interior","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Preserved in good condition, on its original site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.312677-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001743.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001743/b4e0b02a82-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001743/b4e0b02a82-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Concourse_Pitts_inside_jeh.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Concourse_Pitts_inside_jeh.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997784","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_%26_Lake_Erie_Railroad_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7199216"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/pittsburgh-and-lake-erie-railroad-station-74001743/"}