Byrnes & Kiefer Building
- Architect
- Frederick J. Osterling
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Pittsburgh, PA
The Byrnes & Kiefer Building in the Strip District dates to 1892 and was designed by Frederick J. Osterling in the Romanesque Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
the style
The Romanesque Revival style gives the building its heavy masonry walls and round-arched window openings, a common vocabulary for solid, fireproof-looking commercial architecture in the late 19th century.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
Frederick J. Osterling was a notable Pittsburgh architect credited with the building's design.
significance
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and is separately recognized as a heritage site.
nearby
- Joseph F. Weis, Jr. United States Courthouse
- Gulf Tower
- Ewart Building
- Benedum Center
- Trinity Cathedral
- Century Building