Log Cabin

The Log Cabin at the University of Pittsburgh, located near Forbes Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania adjacent to the school's Cathedral of Learning, serves as a landmark that symbolizes the university's origins on the 18th Century western frontier of the early United States.

Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Cathedral of Learning.

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 590 feet southeast of Log Cabin.

Cathedral of Learning

Photo: Pjah73, Public domain.

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 370 feet northwest of Log Cabin.

Stephen Foster Memorial

Photo: Crazypaco, CC BY 2.5.

The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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.

Log Cabin

Type: University building
Description: reconstructed historic building at the Unversity of Pittsburgh
Categories: building and education
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.44387° or 40° 26′ 38″ north

Longitude

-79.95198° or 79° 57′ 7″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Operator

University of Pittsburgh

Open location code

87G2C2VX+G6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154258438

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q6666794

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