Tuberculosis Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Why it's listed
Eight brick buildings on a wooded hilltop above the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh's Hill District make up this former tuberculosis hospital, built by the Tuberculosis League of Pittsburgh between about 1909 and 1949. The layout reflects early twentieth-century treatment, which relied on rest, nutrition, fresh air and sunshine. The buildings are long and narrow, with central corridors, many windows and open porches for fresh-air therapy, and a broad lawn lies at the center of the complex. The main hospital building, completed in 1929 to the design of E. P. Mellon, has five stories, arcaded brickwork and a 150-bed capacity. The League also used the site to train University of Pittsburgh medical students and nurses. The complex is significant for its role in the local fight against tuberculosis, which was the leading cause of infectious death in Pittsburgh around 1900. Its surviving setting and window-rich interiors still convey that treatment.
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| Period of significance | c. 1912-1940 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Italian Renaissance Revival; (Northern) Italian Romanesque Revival; Institutional Vernacular |
| Areas of significance | Health/Medicine |
| Acreage | 4.9 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Tuberculosis Hospital of Pittsburgh (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
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