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Name: Downtown Pittsburgh
Address: Pittsburgh, PA

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Old Allegheny County Jail Museum

Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 15, 2022 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Jail Museum
440 Ross St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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A PHLF docent is on hand to tell you the story of the place. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson and in use until July 27, 1995, the former Allegheny County Jail was renovated between 1999 and 2001 to house the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

A portion of one of the cell blocks has been preserved in the “Old Allegheny County Jail Museum.” The Jail Museum was created through a grant from the Drue Heinz Trust to PHLF, in cooperation with the Allegheny County Juvenile Court and Curator Ed Urban, former Deputy Warden.