Fairfax Apartments
The Fairfax Apartments is an historic apartment building in the North Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built between 1926 and 1927 as the Fifth Avenue Apartments, it was renamed in 1928 after being sold to the Fairfax Hotel Company.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Carnegie Museum of Natural History is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Fairfax Apartments.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Art gallery
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The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was located at what became the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Museum of Art is situated 1,200 feet south of Fairfax Apartments.
Cathedral of Learning
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The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cathedral of Learning is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Fairfax Apartments.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Oakland.
Panther Hollow
Neighborhood
Panther Hollow is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Oakland
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Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Shadyside
Neighborhood
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Shadyside is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has three zip codes and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8.
Fairfax Apartments
- Type: Residential building
- Address: 4614 Fifth Avenue
- Category: building
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44671° or 40° 26′ 48″ northLongitude
-79.94812° or 79° 56′ 53″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Levels
9Operator
Carnegie Mellon UniversityOpen location code
87G2C3W2+MQOpenStreetMap ID
way 152567349OpenStreetMap feature
building=residentialGeoNames ID
6339728Wikidata ID
Q110555113
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