Allegheny County Courthouse

436 Grant Street (enter at courtyard around the corner)

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SAT: 10:00am - 4:00pm
SUN: 10:00am - 4:00pm

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NOTE: Enter at Courtyard on Forbes or Fifth Avenue

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Interact with on-site docents who will narrate the history and architecture of this staple building in Downtown’s landscape, considered one of Henry Hobson Richardson’s best architectural designs of his career. 

• Wheelchair-Accessible Entrance: YES

• Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms: YES

• Public Restrooms: YES

• Photography Allowed: YES

Begin your adventure by exploring in the lobby, appreciating the impressive grand staircase and granite and stone walls, as well as the murals on the 1st floor. Continue to the 3rd floor to visit a courtroom and then to the 4th floor to visit the Gold Room.

ABOUT THIS BUILDING

This building is the third incarnation of the Allegheny County Courthouse. The cornerstone for the building was laid on October 13, 1884. The design of the main building was innovative in that the building is built around an interior courtyard, thus allowing natural light and fresh air to reach most of the rooms and hallways. 

Muralist Vincent Nesbert completed five murals for the building’s 1st floor in 1937: “Industry,” “Justice,” “Peace,” “Fort Duquesne” and “The Battle of Grant’s Hill. A prison is also connected to the courthouse via the “Bridge of Sighs”. The design was based on the Bridge of Sighs in Venice.

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