Mellon Square
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Mellon Square is a historic modernist urban plaza and green space in downtown Pittsburgh, known for its distinctive geometric design and role as a key public gathering spot in the city’s Golden Triangle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist landscape
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park ⓘ public square ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Modernist architecture in Pennsylvania
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National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Parks in Pittsburgh ⓘ Squares in Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.440°N 80.001°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasArchitect | Mitchell & Ritchey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fountains
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geometric paving patterns ⓘ multi-level terraces ⓘ over-structure plaza above a parking garage ⓘ planters ⓘ seating areas ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeArchitect |
John Ormsbee Simonds
NERFINISHED
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Simonds & Simonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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concrete ⓘ plantings ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasStreetAddress | Sixth Avenue and William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
public gathering place
ⓘ
urban green space ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| isPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Downtown Pittsburgh
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
City of Pittsburgh
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mellon Financial Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mellon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first modernist plazas built over a parking garage in the United States
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its role in the redevelopment of downtown Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh)
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh city parks system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | major restoration completed in 2014 ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | postwar urban renewal era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.