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Property Name	Penn-Liberty Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Reference Number	13000250
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Town	Pittsburgh
Street Address	Roughly bounded by Liberty Avenue, Stanwix Street, Fort Duquesne Boulevard, 9th Street, French Street, and 10th Street, PIttsburgh, PA
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 05/08/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000250.pdf

The Penn-Liberty Historic District (Boundary Increase) is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for Commerce and under Criterion C for Architecture. Under Criterion A for Commerce, the boundary increase is in keeping with the overall commercial significance that characterizes the previously-listed district. Under Criterion C for Architecture, the boundary increase is in keeping with the architectural character and quality of the previously-listed district. The period of significance is 1870-1930, in keeping with that of the previously-listed district.

 

Properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places under four criteria: A, B, C, and D. For information on what these criterion are and how they are applied, please see our Bulletin on How to Apply the National Register Criteria

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