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U.S. STEEL DUQUESNE WORKS<br />

HAER No. PA-115<br />

(Page 253)<br />

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

Company, the steel-framed building has a brick exterior. Its<br />

corrugated metal roof is supported by Pratt trusses. Segmented<br />

arch windows rim the building's four walls on both floors. The<br />

first floor of the building houses a counter space at its<br />

northwestern end which was used to dispense supplies such as<br />

metatarsal shoes and hard hats to the workforce. The rest of the<br />

first floor is composed of storage bins. The second floor houses<br />

offices.<br />

Built off of the southeastern wall of the General Storehouse<br />

is a small, one story brick lean-to. It was used for the storage<br />

of brass scrap.<br />

A one story, 19' long x 25' wide, general storeroom with a<br />

brick exterior is built off of the lean-to. Constructed from a<br />

concrete foundation, the building's gable roof is supported by<br />

Fink trusses.<br />

Constructed off of the southwestern wall of the General<br />

Storehouse is a two story, corrugated metal lean-to which was<br />

used as a delivery unloading dock.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

XI. Oil House: Laid out on a northwest-southeast axis, the one<br />

story, 34' long x 27' wide Oil House is located about 5*<br />

northwest of the General Storehouse. Constructed from a concrete<br />

foundation by the American Bridge Company, the steel-framed<br />

building has a brick exterior with corbelling under the eaves of<br />

its corrugated metal gable roof. The gable roof is supported by<br />

Fink trusses. Two ventilation hoods protrude through the roof's<br />

peak. Segmented arch windows exist on three of the building's<br />

four walls. The inside of the building consists of a storage<br />

area for oil drums and a small office in its northeast corner.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.<br />

XII. Gas Cylinder Storage Building: The one story, 68' long x<br />

18* wide Gas Cylinder Storage Building is laid out on a<br />

northwest-southeast axis near the 487,000 gallon Water Treatment<br />

Storage Tanks. Built from a concrete foundation by the American<br />

Bridge Company, the steel-framed building has a brick exterior.<br />

Its corrugated metal gable roof is supported by Fink trusses.<br />

Four ventilation hoods protrude from the peak of the roof. A 68'<br />

long x 6 f wide loading platform is built off of the building's<br />

southwestern wall. The inside of the building was used as a<br />

storage space for acetylene gas bottles.<br />

Construction date: ca. 1910.

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