Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building

	Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
	The building as it appeared in 2009, with the "Executive Wing" on the left.
Location	Marguerite and Bluff Sts., Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°23′31″N 79°48′27″W / 40.39194°N 79.80750°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1890
Architect	Osterling, Frederick J.; Janssen & Cocken
Architectural style	Renaissance, Romanesque, Chateauesque
NRHP reference No.	87000376
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 06, 1987
Designated PHLF	1975

The Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (known locally as the Castle^[3] or Library Hall^[4]) in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania is a building from 1890. It was listed on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1975,^[5] National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1] Originally built as an office building for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, it housed the George Westinghouse Museum from 2006 to 2016. In 2016 it was sold to the Priory Hospitality Group with the intention of being developed into a boutique hotel.^[6] However, the 2020 global pandemic affected those plans^[7] and it was announced in November 2021 that the building will be used for an art academy and to house classrooms for the Westinghouse Arts Academy, a nearby high school.^[8]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
^ Wilmerding World Wide (2002). Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Arcadia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 0-7385-1078-5. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
^ nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com, PENNSYLVANIA - Allegheny County, retrieved 2011-03-08
^ "Historic Landmark Plaques: 1968-2009" (PDF), Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 2010, retrieved 2011-03-09
^ "Westinghouse Castle goes for $100,000 at sheriff's sale". Pocono Record. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^ Lawrence, Joseph (2021-11-05). "What Will Become of the Westinghouse Castle in Wilmerding?". Times Express Monroeville. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ "Westinghouse Castle Lights Up To Symbolize Its Newest Chapter". KDKA Pittsburgh. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[PHLF-2] Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

[3] Wilmerding World Wide (2002). Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Arcadia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 0-7385-1078-5. Retrieved 2011-03-08.

[nationalregisterofhistoricplaces-4] tionalregisterofhistoricplaces.com, PENNSYLVANIA - Allegheny County, retrieved 2011-03-08

[5] "Historic Landmark Plaques: 1968-2009" (PDF), Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 2010, retrieved 2011-03-09

[pocono-sale-6] "Westinghouse Castle goes for $100,000 at sheriff's sale". Pocono Record. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[times_express-7] Lawrence, Joseph (2021-11-05). "What Will Become of the Westinghouse Castle in Wilmerding?". Times Express Monroeville. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[turtle_creek_valley_arts-8] "Westinghouse Castle Lights Up To Symbolize Its Newest Chapter". KDKA Pittsburgh. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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