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Highland Towers Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
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Location	340 S. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°27′21″N 79°55′32″W / 40.45583°N 79.92556°W / 40.45583; -79.92556
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	Scheibler, Frederick
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	76001595
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1976
Designated PHLF	1976

The Highland Towers Apartments is an historic building which is located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1913, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

History and architectural features

This apartment building was designed by Pittsburgh native Frederick G. Scheibler Jr., who designed over a dozen buildings in the area. The U-shaped structure has four floors of apartments and a raised basement.

The façade is tapestry brick in yellow, bronze, tan and brown. Scheibler placed decorative tilework between the windows; his tilework was based on a fabric designed by Peter Behrens.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
3. ^ Aurand, Martin (1994). The Progressive Architecture of Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-3781-6.

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