An American architect, practicing in Pittsburgh from 1888.
Frederick John Osterling was born to Philip and Bertha Stauffer Osterling in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865. The Osterling family moved to Allegheny City (Pittsburgh's North Side) when Frederick was young. Following his schooling in Allegheny City, Osterling began work in the office of Joseph Stillburg, and was published in American Architect and Building News at age 18. Following a period of European travel, he launched his own practice in 1888.
During his career he designed many prominent Pittsburgh buildings, such as the Union Trust Building (1915–17). Osterling's studio was in a building he designed himself in 1917 at 228 Isabella Street in Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood.
Significant area buildings designed by Osterling, in chronological order:
Charles Schwab House, North Braddock, 1889
Heinz Company Factories, 1889
Bellefield Presbyterian Church (Bellefield and 5th Ave.) 1889, only the bell tower remains)
Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (Wilmerding, Pennsylvania), 1889–1890
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania Building, (416-420 Seventh Ave.), 1890
Marine Bank Building, later known as Fort Pitt Federal Building (301 Smithfield Street), 1890
Times Building (334-336 Fourth Avenue), 1892
Byrnes & Kiefer Building (1133 Penn Avenue), 1892
Clayton, now the Frick Art & Historical Center, 1892, remodeling the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick
First Methodist Church, now Shadyside Seventh Day Adventist Church (821 South Aiken Avenue), 1893
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company Warehouse, now the Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman Street), 1898
Washington County Courthouse & Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania), 1899–1900
Allegheny County Morgue, 1901
Armstrong Cork Company Building, 1901
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1901
Arrott Building (401 Wood Street), 1902
Colonial Trust Company Building, now part of the Bank Center of Point Park University (Wood Street, between Forbes and Fourth Avenues), 1902
Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), 1903
Iroquois Apartments, (3600 Forbes Avenue), 1903
Allegheny County Jail (Ross Street), 1903-1905 additions by Osterling to the 1886 building by Henry Hobson Richardson
Allegheny High School, now Allegheny Middle School (810 Arch Street), 1904
Commonwealth Trust Building (312 Fourth Avenue), 1907
Parkvale Building (200 Meyran Ave), 1911
Union Trust Building (501 Grant Street), 1917
Gwinner-Harter House, also known as the William B. Negley House (5061 Fifth Avenue) was designed by an unknown architect and built 1870-1871. Osterling was responsible for additions between 1912 and 1923.
Frederick John Osterling died on July 5, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Submitted by Angela, a member of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks and Member #48520699.
Frederick John Osterling was born to Philip and Bertha Stauffer Osterling in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865. The Osterling family moved to Allegheny City (Pittsburgh's North Side) when Frederick was young. Following his schooling in Allegheny City, Osterling began work in the office of Joseph Stillburg, and was published in American Architect and Building News at age 18. Following a period of European travel, he launched his own practice in 1888.
During his career he designed many prominent Pittsburgh buildings, such as the Union Trust Building (1915–17). Osterling's studio was in a building he designed himself in 1917 at 228 Isabella Street in Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood.
Significant area buildings designed by Osterling, in chronological order:
Charles Schwab House, North Braddock, 1889
Heinz Company Factories, 1889
Bellefield Presbyterian Church (Bellefield and 5th Ave.) 1889, only the bell tower remains)
Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (Wilmerding, Pennsylvania), 1889–1890
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania Building, (416-420 Seventh Ave.), 1890
Marine Bank Building, later known as Fort Pitt Federal Building (301 Smithfield Street), 1890
Times Building (334-336 Fourth Avenue), 1892
Byrnes & Kiefer Building (1133 Penn Avenue), 1892
Clayton, now the Frick Art & Historical Center, 1892, remodeling the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick
First Methodist Church, now Shadyside Seventh Day Adventist Church (821 South Aiken Avenue), 1893
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company Warehouse, now the Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman Street), 1898
Washington County Courthouse & Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania), 1899–1900
Allegheny County Morgue, 1901
Armstrong Cork Company Building, 1901
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1901
Arrott Building (401 Wood Street), 1902
Colonial Trust Company Building, now part of the Bank Center of Point Park University (Wood Street, between Forbes and Fourth Avenues), 1902
Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), 1903
Iroquois Apartments, (3600 Forbes Avenue), 1903
Allegheny County Jail (Ross Street), 1903-1905 additions by Osterling to the 1886 building by Henry Hobson Richardson
Allegheny High School, now Allegheny Middle School (810 Arch Street), 1904
Commonwealth Trust Building (312 Fourth Avenue), 1907
Parkvale Building (200 Meyran Ave), 1911
Union Trust Building (501 Grant Street), 1917
Gwinner-Harter House, also known as the William B. Negley House (5061 Fifth Avenue) was designed by an unknown architect and built 1870-1871. Osterling was responsible for additions between 1912 and 1923.
Frederick John Osterling died on July 5, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Submitted by Angela, a member of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks and Member #48520699.
An American architect, practicing in Pittsburgh from 1888.
Frederick John Osterling was born to Philip and Bertha Stauffer Osterling in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865. The Osterling family moved to Allegheny City (Pittsburgh's North Side) when Frederick was young. Following his schooling in Allegheny City, Osterling began work in the office of Joseph Stillburg, and was published in American Architect and Building News at age 18. Following a period of European travel, he launched his own practice in 1888.
During his career he designed many prominent Pittsburgh buildings, such as the Union Trust Building (1915–17). Osterling's studio was in a building he designed himself in 1917 at 228 Isabella Street in Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood.
Significant area buildings designed by Osterling, in chronological order:
Charles Schwab House, North Braddock, 1889
Heinz Company Factories, 1889
Bellefield Presbyterian Church (Bellefield and 5th Ave.) 1889, only the bell tower remains)
Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (Wilmerding, Pennsylvania), 1889–1890
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania Building, (416-420 Seventh Ave.), 1890
Marine Bank Building, later known as Fort Pitt Federal Building (301 Smithfield Street), 1890
Times Building (334-336 Fourth Avenue), 1892
Byrnes & Kiefer Building (1133 Penn Avenue), 1892
Clayton, now the Frick Art & Historical Center, 1892, remodeling the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick
First Methodist Church, now Shadyside Seventh Day Adventist Church (821 South Aiken Avenue), 1893
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company Warehouse, now the Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman Street), 1898
Washington County Courthouse & Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania), 1899–1900
Allegheny County Morgue, 1901
Armstrong Cork Company Building, 1901
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1901
Arrott Building (401 Wood Street), 1902
Colonial Trust Company Building, now part of the Bank Center of Point Park University (Wood Street, between Forbes and Fourth Avenues), 1902
Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), 1903
Iroquois Apartments, (3600 Forbes Avenue), 1903
Allegheny County Jail (Ross Street), 1903-1905 additions by Osterling to the 1886 building by Henry Hobson Richardson
Allegheny High School, now Allegheny Middle School (810 Arch Street), 1904
Commonwealth Trust Building (312 Fourth Avenue), 1907
Parkvale Building (200 Meyran Ave), 1911
Union Trust Building (501 Grant Street), 1917
Gwinner-Harter House, also known as the William B. Negley House (5061 Fifth Avenue) was designed by an unknown architect and built 1870-1871. Osterling was responsible for additions between 1912 and 1923.
Frederick John Osterling died on July 5, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Submitted by Angela, a member of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks and Member #48520699.
Frederick John Osterling was born to Philip and Bertha Stauffer Osterling in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in 1865. The Osterling family moved to Allegheny City (Pittsburgh's North Side) when Frederick was young. Following his schooling in Allegheny City, Osterling began work in the office of Joseph Stillburg, and was published in American Architect and Building News at age 18. Following a period of European travel, he launched his own practice in 1888.
During his career he designed many prominent Pittsburgh buildings, such as the Union Trust Building (1915–17). Osterling's studio was in a building he designed himself in 1917 at 228 Isabella Street in Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood.
Significant area buildings designed by Osterling, in chronological order:
Charles Schwab House, North Braddock, 1889
Heinz Company Factories, 1889
Bellefield Presbyterian Church (Bellefield and 5th Ave.) 1889, only the bell tower remains)
Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building (Wilmerding, Pennsylvania), 1889–1890
Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania Building, (416-420 Seventh Ave.), 1890
Marine Bank Building, later known as Fort Pitt Federal Building (301 Smithfield Street), 1890
Times Building (334-336 Fourth Avenue), 1892
Byrnes & Kiefer Building (1133 Penn Avenue), 1892
Clayton, now the Frick Art & Historical Center, 1892, remodeling the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick
First Methodist Church, now Shadyside Seventh Day Adventist Church (821 South Aiken Avenue), 1893
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company Warehouse, now the Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman Street), 1898
Washington County Courthouse & Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania), 1899–1900
Allegheny County Morgue, 1901
Armstrong Cork Company Building, 1901
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Loretto, Pennsylvania, 1901
Arrott Building (401 Wood Street), 1902
Colonial Trust Company Building, now part of the Bank Center of Point Park University (Wood Street, between Forbes and Fourth Avenues), 1902
Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), 1903
Iroquois Apartments, (3600 Forbes Avenue), 1903
Allegheny County Jail (Ross Street), 1903-1905 additions by Osterling to the 1886 building by Henry Hobson Richardson
Allegheny High School, now Allegheny Middle School (810 Arch Street), 1904
Commonwealth Trust Building (312 Fourth Avenue), 1907
Parkvale Building (200 Meyran Ave), 1911
Union Trust Building (501 Grant Street), 1917
Gwinner-Harter House, also known as the William B. Negley House (5061 Fifth Avenue) was designed by an unknown architect and built 1870-1871. Osterling was responsible for additions between 1912 and 1923.
Frederick John Osterling died on July 5, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Submitted by Angela, a member of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks and Member #48520699.
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