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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />

HAER No. PA-115<br />

(Page 252)<br />

is located at the northwest corner of the upper works, about 80*<br />

north of the Carpenter Shop. The steel-framed brick building<br />

with a hipped slate roof was constructed on a concrete foundation<br />

by the American Bridge Company. Glass block windows rim the four<br />

walls of the building. The building contains a large hospital<br />

bay and a small X-Ray room. Built off of the northern wall of<br />

the Hospital is a 25* long x 10' wide x 10' high Guard House<br />

Building with a flat roof. A stairway in the Guard House leads<br />

to the basement of the hospital which contains rest rooms and a<br />

locker room. Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

VII. Blacksmith Shop: The two story, 100' long x 65• wide<br />

Blacksmith Shop is laid out on an east-west axis about 25' south<br />

of the Boiler Shop. Constructed on a concrete foundation by the<br />

American Bridge Company, the steel-framed corrugated metal<br />

building has a gable roof which is supported by Fink trusses. At<br />

the time of the HAER inventory the Blacksmith Shop was completely<br />

gutted.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

VIII. Air Compressor Building: Laid out on a north-south axis,<br />

the two story, 42' long x 35' wide Air Compressor Building is<br />

located about 55* south of the 21-Inch Mill Inspection Building.<br />

Built on a concrete foundation by the American Bridge Company,<br />

the building's brick walls encase steel frame. Its gable roof is<br />

supported by Fink trusses. Three ventilation hoods protrude up<br />

through its roof. Dormer windows rim its northern, southern, and<br />

western walls. An approximately 10' wide x 12* high entrance way<br />

along its western wall is flanked by two small brick lean-tos<br />

which housed offices. Located inside of the Air Compressor<br />

Building are four concrete air compressor foundations. The<br />

compressors themselves have been dismantled.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

IX. Air Receiver Building: The two story, 63' long x 47 f wide<br />

Air Receiver Building is laid out on a north-south axis,<br />

practically adjacent to the Air Compressor Building. Constructed<br />

on a concrete foundation by the American Bridge Company, the<br />

western and southern walls of the steel-framed building are<br />

constructed of brick, while its northern and eastern walls are<br />

corrugated metal. About half of the building's western wall is<br />

shared with the eastern wall of the Air Compressor Building. Its<br />

gable roof is supported by Pratt trusses. At the time of the<br />

HAER survey the inside of the building was completely gutted.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

X. General Storehouse: Laid out on a northwest-southeast axis,<br />

the two story, 129* long x 54' wide General Storehouse is located<br />

about 50' south of the Water Treatment Filter Building.

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