The South Side Market Building, also known as the South Side Market House, is a historic, American

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that is located at 12th and Bingham Streets in the

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neighborhood of

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. Built in 1915, it was added to the

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in 1976.

History and architectural features

The original market house on this spot was built in 1893,''Landmark Architecture of Allegheny County'' by

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and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., page 154 (1967,

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, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, )''Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County'' by Walter C. Kidney, page 198 (1985,

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) but was destroyed by fire circa 1914. It was rebuilt in 1915. Architect:

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. According to

and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., "It is one of the last two

s extant in Pittsburgh; the other is the East Liberty Market. According to Walter C. Kidney, "When it was rebuilt in 1915 after a fire, the towers came off, the gable roof was brought down to the eaves on both fronts, and a well-scaled stone

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was set into the south front memorializing the new work. This cartouche is the building's one decoration today, set off by swags and surmounted by a bull's head. The Romanesque walls otherwise survive largely as built, industrial rather than civic architecture."

References

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