The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is an independent, state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. For most of its history, Pitt was
Hugh Henry Brackenridge founded the forerunner of the University of Pittsburgh in 1787.
An illustration depicting an artist's rendition of first building, a log cabin, of the Pittsburgh Academy.
The Great Fire of 1845 destroyed a third of Pittsburgh, including its University.
Western University of Pennsylvania's main building in downtown Pittsburgh from 1854 to 1882
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 universi
This log cabin from the 1800s was placed on the grounds of the Cathedral of Learning to celebrate Pitt's bicentennial and log cabin origins.
The log cabin is located on the lawn of the university's Cathedral of Learning (center background) and next to the school's Stephen Foster Memorial (background left)
Details of one of the cabin's corner joints