Ferris House (Pittsburgh)
 Ferris House | |
| Coordinates | 40°27′25″N 80°00′33″W / 40.457058°N 80.009097°W |
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| City designated | June 28, 2001[1] |
Ferris House is an historic building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, located at 1318 Arch Street in the Central Northside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. It was once home to George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who designed and constructed the world's first Ferris Wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The street address was 204 Arch Street at the time of his residency.[2]
References
- ↑ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ↑ "Ferris Wheel Inventor Historical Marker". ExplorePAHistory.com.
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