Allegheny Post Office, also known as Old North Post Office, The Landmarks Museum, is a building built in 1897 in the

Allegheny City Allegheny City was a municipality that existed in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1788 until it was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. It was located north across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, with its southwest border formed by ...

area that is now within

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

. It is located in Pittsburgh's North Side. The building was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1971. In 1983, the post office building became the first home of the

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh is a hands-on interactive children's museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is in the Allegheny Center neighborhood in Pittsburgh's Northside. History The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1983 i ...

. The Children's Museum has since expanded to include the neighboring Buhl Planetarium building and a new addition.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Government buildings completed in 1897 Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh City of Pittsburgh historic designations Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh