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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Public Hearing - 12/15/22
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Bill #2022-0856: Historic Designation, 412 Blvd of the Allies
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Bill
856
a
resolution
providing
for
the
designation
as
a
historic
structure
under
Title
11
of
the
code
of
ordinances
that
certain
property,
known
as
the
412
Boulevard
of
allies
located
at
412
Boulevard
of
the
Allies
in
downtown
in
the
First
Ward
City
of
Pittsburgh.
The
city
is
the
owner
of
the
property.
Thank.
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From
the
public
sure
my
name's
Sarah
Quinn
I
am
with
the
Department
of
city
planning.
My
role
is
historic:
preservation,
planner
and,
as
I
mentioned,
when
I
was
walking
around
the
staff
reports
that
I,
provided
you
have
some
photographs
of
the
building
in
the
back
that
that
will
help
ex
work
through
the
architectural
description
and
I
also
wanted
to
mention
that
the
researcher
that
was
hired
to
do
this
nomination
has
Immaculate
techniques.
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So
we
received
this
nomination
back
in
May,
okay,
so
we're
our
final
process.
Now
next
we'll
be
going
to
council
for
a
vote,
but
the
property.
This
building
in
particular,
was
built
in
1927
and
it
is
a
contributing
element
of
the
first
side,
National
register
historic
district
and
should
Council
voted
forward.
It
would
then
become
an
individual
Landmark
under
the
city's
code,
but
412
Boulevard
of
the
Allies
is
a
nine-story
steel
frame.
Building
with
a
basement
building
is
clad
in
stone
and
brick
and
constructed
in
the
late
Gothic
Revival
commercial
Gothic
style.
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Like
many
steel
frame,
commercial
buildings
of
its
era,
412
Boulevard
of
the
Allies
has
a
tripartite
vertical
organization
like
a
classical
column,
with
a
base
shaft
and
capital,
but
little
else
is
classically
derived
as
the
exterior
is
draped
in
late
Gothic,
Revival
details
so
floors.
One
and
two
are
the
base
of
the
column
floors.
Three,
through
nine
form,
the
shaft
of
the
building
here
verticality
is
accentuated
as
bundles
of
colonnets,
similar
to
those
in
the
corbel
shafts
of
the
base
or
upward
uninterrupted
for
seven
stories.
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It
looks
like
at
that
point.
It
was
vacant
for
maybe
two
years
and
at
that
point
a
gentleman
named.
Sam
Dempster
purchased
the
property
and
he
was
the
founder
of
Gilmore
W.J,
Gilmore
drugs.
He
purchased
the
property
and
because
his
old
offices
I
guess
they
were
going
to
widen
Cherry
Way.
The
city
was
going
to
widen
Cherry
way.
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Equitable
resources
sold
the
building
to
the
Art
Institute,
which
spent
the
next
year
working
with
a
design
Alliance
to
renovate
the
building
interior
for
curriculum
and
then
in
2013
the
city
purchased.
The
building
wait.
Excuse
me
in
2013
is
when
412
Boulevard
of
the
Allies
was
added
to
the
first
side,
National
register
district
and
then
in
2018
that
building
was
purchased
by
jointly
by
the
Housing
Authority,
the
Ura
and
the
City
of
Pittsburgh.
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So
that's
the
history
of
the
building,
the
description
of
the
building
and
the
historic
review
commission
felt
this
building
was
significant
under
three
criteria.
The
first
one
is
this
exemplification
of
an
architectural
type
style
and
design
and
I
obviously
won't
go
through
that
again,
because
I
spoke
about
that
earlier.
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He
designed
the
Alfred
hunt
Armory,
which
city
council
listed
as
a
landmark
as
well.
So
it's
it's
it's.
We
have
some
Usual
Suspects
as
far
as
design
goes.
He
also
is
known
for
developing
Railway
buildings,
government
buildings,
like
power
plants
and
dwellings
for
like
the
Ohio,
the
locks
and
dams
for
the
Ohio
river,
and
he
also
designed
many
other
armories
decides
the
hunt
Armory
to
200
gas
stations,
so
the
commission
felt
the
building
was
significant
for
its
association
with
him.
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Finally,
it's
the
commission
felt
the
building
was
significant
under
criteria
10,
which
is
that
it
represents
a
unique
landmark
in
the
city
and
I
think
we
can
all
agree
that
when
we
drive
down
the
street
coming
from
any
direction,
we
see
that
building
it's
it's
intact.
It's
important
style,
aesthetically
and
mm-hmm.
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A
Have
so
much
information,
I
love
hearing
from
you
and
I
have
a
few
comments.
I
want
to
make
about
the
work
that
you've
been
doing,
but
there's
other
than
what
you
presented.
I
think
you
did
a
great
thorough
presentation.
So
thank
you
thanks
for
the
photos
too,
but
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to.
If
you
want
to
stay
here.
Until
we
have
a
few
questions,
we
have
an
invited,
guest
online,
Matthew,
Falcone.
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Hope
you
feel
better
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
considering
this
nomination.
It
has
been
so
many
years
in
the
works.
It
was
thrown
off
a
bit
by
the
pandemic,
and
you
know
we've
had
so
many
new
Personnel
new
Administration
come
in
as
well,
so
we've
had
to
I
think
have
a
bit
more
conversations
than
we
do
on
a
typical
nomination,
but
it's
such
an
exceptional
building
and
what
was
I
think
the
most
rewarding
part
of
researching.
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This
was
hearing
from
all
of
the
pittsburghers
that
worked
in
the
building
under
the
Art
Institute
worked
in
the
building
for
Equitable
guests.
There
was
a
story
actually
that
someone
shared
with
us
that
in
the
1950s
they
had
considered
basically
taking
off
the
facade
of
the
building
and
just
making
it
like
flat
like
streamlining
it.
So
it
looked
like
a
modern
1950s
building
and
we
were
very
happy
that
that
wasn't
done
because
it
is
such
an
iconic
building.
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D
And
you
know
we
are
incredibly
grateful
for
to
the
administration
and
to
all
of
you,
Council
people
as
well.
That
really
have
an
appreciation,
for
you
know
the
city's
history
and
our
such
good
stewards
of
so
many
wonderful
buildings.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
anyone
might
have.
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In
his
email
to
us
he
thanked
and
in
the
news
release
we
sent
out,
he
thanked
all
of
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
across
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
to
get
us
to
where
we
are
now
so
I
do
want
to.
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
work
and
let
you
know
how
appreciated
we're
I'd
really
like
to
get
you
on
videotape.
Getting
some
of
this
knowledge
that
you
have
I.
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One
of
the
things
I
regret
most
from
being
here
is
when
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
videotape
Bill
Waddell,
who
knew
every
parcel
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
everybody's
history.
I
mean
he
knew
every
and
I
always
thought
that
guy
has
such
institutional
knowledge
and
I
mean
a
meeting
that
I
would
schedule
a
meeting
that
was
supposed
to
be
like
a
half
an
hour
to
end
up
being
like
almost
three
hours
long,
because
he
would
tell
you
in
this
parcel
this
lady.
Oh
her
poor,
signed
this.
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I
will
say
that
I
will
talk
to
councilman
Lavelle,
because
this
is
an
his
district
and
if
he's
agreeable,
it
will
be
on
Monday's
agenda
medical.
It
will
be
on
Monday's
agenda
and
if
he
has
to
what
requires
a
differential
information,
it
may
be
a
little
bit
longer.
But
with
that
said,
I'm
having
exhausted
this
public
hearing
and
meeting
is
adjourned.
Ninja.