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The '''Pittsburgh Athletic Association''' is a National Register of Historic Places building and club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. | The '''Pittsburgh Athletic Association''' is a National Register of Historic Places building and club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. | ||
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Architect Benno Janssen (1874-1964) used a Venetian Renaissance palace as a prototype for his design, perhaps Palazzo Grimani or Libreria on Piazza San Marco. He completed the structure in 1911. | Architect Benno Janssen (1874-1964) used a Venetian Renaissance palace as a prototype for his design, perhaps Palazzo Grimani or Libreria on Piazza San Marco. He completed the structure in 1911. | ||
The Pittsburgh Athletic Association is a nonprofit membership club chartered in 1908. It continues today to offer comprehensive athletic | The Pittsburgh Athletic Association is a nonprofit membership club chartered in 1908. It continues today to offer comprehensive athletic facilities, sports lessons, spa services, fine dining, and overnight accommodations. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.paaclub.org/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp Pittsburgh Athletic Association homepage] | *[http://www.paaclub.org/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp Pittsburgh Athletic Association homepage] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:46, 26 July 2021
The Pittsburgh Athletic Association is a National Register of Historic Places building and club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard in the city's Oakland (Pittsburgh) district, it faces three other landmark buildings: the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and William Pitt Union as well as the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial.
Architect Benno Janssen (1874-1964) used a Venetian Renaissance palace as a prototype for his design, perhaps Palazzo Grimani or Libreria on Piazza San Marco. He completed the structure in 1911.
The Pittsburgh Athletic Association is a nonprofit membership club chartered in 1908. It continues today to offer comprehensive athletic facilities, sports lessons, spa services, fine dining, and overnight accommodations.
See also
- Gentlemen's club
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
- List of Australian gentlemen's clubs
- List of London's gentlemen's clubs
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