William Penn Hotel Stone Work

June 1, 1915

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Title
William Penn Hotel Stone Work
Creator
R.W. Johnston Studios
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
June 1, 1915
Identifier
200805.25.WP
Description
Progress Photograph Number 28 of the William Penn Hotel. The hotel was designed by Janssen and Abbot and the construction engineer was James L. Stuart. The steel framing of the two lowest levels for the lobby are twice as tall as the stories for the rooms. It still looks like this photograph was taken from the top of Kaufmann's Department store. And the lights that illuminate the front of the Leader building are also visible. They have continued more work on the brick masonry; the majority of the structure has been covered in brick. The lower four floors decorated in a white stone. The George A Guller Company Building Construction sign has been moved to the side of the building. In this photo, they have also started working on the decorative stone work at street-level.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
photographic prints
gelatin silver prints
Subject
Hotels--Design and construction
Buildings--Design and construction
Brickwork
William Penn Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
William Penn Hotel Construction Progress Photograph Collection, 1914-1916
Collection
Progress Photographs: William Penn Hotel
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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