Visit the Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum

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, which is located in Downtown Pittsburgh at 440 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, opened in 2005. Enter the Family Court Facility through the main Ross Street entrance. You will go through a security checkpoint, and the use of cameras is NOT permitted.