Butler Street Gatehouse

The Butler Street Gatehouse at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was built 1848 in the Gothic Revival style by John Chislett, Pittsburgh's first well-known architect and the founder of the cemetery. A chapel and offices, designed by Henry Moser, were added in 1870.

Butler Street Gatehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location4734 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′30″N 79°57′27″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1848
ArchitectChislett, John; Moser, Henry
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Romantic Picturesque
Part ofLawrenceville Historic District (ID100004020)
NRHP reference No.74001734
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974
Designated CPJuly 8, 2019

The gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The entire Allegheny Cemetery was listed on the National Register in 1980.

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