- Grant Building
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Grant Building
caption = View of the Grant Building, the orange brick building at right
location = 330 Grant Street,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
coordinates =
groundbreaking = 1927
constructed = 1930
opening =
use = Offices
roof = convert|485|ft|m|0|abbr=on
top_floor =
floor_count = 40
elevator_count = 12
cost = $5.5 million
floor_area = convert|400000|ft2|m2|0|abbr=on
architect =Henry Hornbostel with Eric Fisher Wood
engineer =
contractor = Dwight P. Robinson & Company
developer = W. J. Strassburger
owner =
management =The Grant Building is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of
Downtown Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania ,United States . The tower is located on and named for Pittsburgh'sGrant Street corridor where most of the city's major corporations and government offices are located.The Grant Building was completed in 1930 and it has thirty-seven floors. It rises 485 feet or 148 meters above downtown Pittsburgh. The art deco building's facade is built with Belgian granite, limestone, and brick. It was famous for a
radio antenna that rose roughly 100–150 feet from the roof of the tower which had an aviation beacon that spelled out P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H inMorse Code . The beacon could be seen as far away as 150 miles on clear nights. A smaller version of the beacon, still flashing out the name of the city, remains to this day.The tower on the roof also served as the broadcast antenna for radio station KDKA Pittsburgh.fact|date=July 2008
References
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External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121989 Grant Building at Skyscrapers.com]
*###@@@KEY@@@###succession box| before=First National Bank Building
title=Tallest Building in Pittsburgh| years=1928—1932 148m| after=Gulf Tower
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