Activities
THE OLD ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL AND MUSEUM-FREE
- Date and time
- December 21, 2026 · 11:30 AM (venue local time)
- Venue
- 440 Ross Street, Pittsburgh PA 15219
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
- Listing source
- Public listing · Refreshed Oct 15, 2026
About this event
Open on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays.Visit at your convenience between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm--Cost: FREEPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H.H. Richardson, it closed on July 27, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Working with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust, our organization coordinated with the former jail's Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create t Confirm dates and details on the official listing.