The Highland Towers Apartments is an historic building which is located in the Shadyside neighborhood of

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. Built in 1913, it was listed on the

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in 1976.

History and architectural features

This apartment building was designed by Pittsburgh native Frederick G. Scheibler Jr., who designed over a dozen buildings in the area. The U-shaped structure has four floors of apartments and a raised basement. The façade is

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in yellow, bronze, tan and brown. Scheibler placed decorative tilework between the windows; his tilework was based on a fabric designed by

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References

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