Schenley Hotel | |
![]() The former Schenley Hotel, now William Pitt Union at the University of Pittsburgh | |
Coordinates | 40°26′35.78″N 79°57′16.91″W / 40.4432722°N 79.9546972°W |
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Built | 1898 |
Architect | Rutan & Russell |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Part of | Schenley Farms Historic District (ID83002213) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 22, 1983[3] |
Designated PA | 1967[1] |
Designated PHLF | 1984[2] |
The William Pitt Union, which was built in 1898 as the Hotel Schenley, is the student union building of the University of Pittsburgh main campus, and is a Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark.[1][4][5]
Designed by Pittsburgh-based architects Rutan & Russell in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture, the Schenley Hotel catered to local and visiting well-to-do people. The University of Pittsburgh acquired the property in 1956.
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