Allegheny County Jail

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Romanesque Revival building correctional facility historic building jail

Allegheny County Jail is a historic Romanesque Revival correctional facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, renowned as one of architect Henry Hobson Richardson’s most significant works.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romanesque Revival building → correctional facility → historic building → jail →
alsoKnownAs	Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail →
architect	Henry Hobson Richardson NERFINISHED →
architecturalStyle	Richardsonian Romanesque → Romanesque Revival →
associatedArchitect	Henry Hobson Richardson NERFINISHED →
associatedWith	Allegheny County Courthouse →
category	Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → Prisons in Pennsylvania → Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania →
city	Pittsburgh →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
county	Allegheny County →
designedBy	Henry Hobson Richardson NERFINISHED →
function	county jail →
governmentBody	Allegheny County →
hasType	county correctional institution →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
historicSignificance	major example of Richardsonian Romanesque civic architecture →
jurisdiction	Allegheny County →
locatedIn	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED → United States →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
material	stone →
notableFor	Romanesque arches and heavy masonry → massive stone walls and fortress-like appearance →
NRHPType	building →
owner	Allegheny County government →
partOf	Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail complex →
regionServed	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania →
significance	one of Henry Hobson Richardson’s most important works →
state	Pennsylvania →
use	detention of inmates →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allegheny County Courthouse →	connectedTo
Henry Hobson Richardson →	notableWork