Mellon National Bank Building

Mellon National Bank Building
Location of Mellon National Bank Building in Pittsburgh
Location 500 Smithfield Street (Downtown), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°26′25.26″N 79°59′53.36″W / 40.4403500°N 79.9981556°W / 40.4403500; -79.9981556Coordinates: 40°26′25.26″N 79°59′53.36″W / 40.4403500°N 79.9981556°W / 40.4403500; -79.9981556
Built/founded 1924
City designated July 1999[1]
PHLF designated 1976[2]

Mellon National Bank Building (also known as Lord & Taylor Department Store) at 514 Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was completed in 1924 after Mellon acquired the property in August 1916 from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which had their regional offices on the site.[3] Prior to the B&O office the site was the original home to the city's first public high school (Central High) which opened in the fall of 1855.[4] The Classical styled building was designed by architects Trowbridge & Livingston with E.P. Mellon. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1976,[2] and the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations in July 1999.[1]

On July 30, 1999 May & Co. bought the structure for $9.250 million from Mellon ending branch services at the site.[5] The building was converted into a multi-level department store despite the protests of historical preservationists. It opened as Lord & Taylor on November 1, 2000 after a $12 million refurbishment (17.1 million in 2017 dollars).[6]

On May 31, 2012 PNC Financial Services purchased the structure after Lord & Taylor closed in 2004.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  2. 1 2 Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  3. ↑ http://retrographer.org/photos/2423
  4. ↑ http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/chronology/chronology_driver.pl?searchtype=ybrowse&year=1855&start_line=0
  5. ↑ http://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/Sales.aspx?ParcelID=0002E00030000000%20%20%20%20&SearchType=2&CurrRow=2&SearchName=&SearchStreet=smithfield&SearchNum=500&SearchMuni=&SearchParcel=&pin=0002E00030000000
  6. ↑ http://abovebellefonte.blogspot.com/2011/07/mellon-treasure-plundered.html
  7. ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/pnc-to-purchase-vacant-lord-taylor-building-downtown-expects-to-move-800-employees-638322/


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