Frederick J. Osterling
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Frederick John Osterling (b.1865 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania – d.1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an accomplished architect, particularly in the Pittsburgh region of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Osterling received his architectural training from Joseph Stillburg. Following a period of European travel, he launched his own office in 1888. He went on to design many great buildings, such as the Union Trust Building in 1915-17. According to Martin Aurand, Osterling's practice faltered after controversy relating to his anticipated alteration to the landmark Richardson Allegheny County Courthouse and a public lawsuit filed by Henry Clay Frick.
Significant Buildings Designed by Osterling:
- Union Trust Building, 1917
- Luzerne County Courthouse, 1909
- Commonwealth Building, 1906
- Arrott Building, 1902
- Allegheny County Morgue, 1901
- Washington County Courthouse & Jail, 1900
- Marine Bank Building, 1890
- Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, 1899
- Times Building, 1892
- Allegheny County Highschool, 1889
- Armstrong Cork Company Building
- Byrnes & Kiefer Building
- Allegheny County Jail Allegheny County Courthouse, 1885
(Italics denote a registered Historic Landmark)
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J. Franklin Nelson, comp. Works of F. J. Osterling, Architect, Pittsburg. Pittsburgh: Murdoch-Kerr Press, 1904.
