0 1 9 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁Lawrence ville ▁Historic ▁District ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁a ▁Pitts burgh ▁historic ▁land mark ▁by ▁Pres ervation ▁Pitts burgh . ▁ ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁National ▁Bank ▁Building ▁is ▁a ▁one - story , ▁Be aux - Ar ts - style ▁building ▁constructed ▁from ▁buff - color ed ▁brick ▁with ▁terra ▁c otta ▁orn aments . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Be e zer ▁Brothers , ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁nearby ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁bank ' s ▁foot print ▁is ▁tra pe zo idal , ▁with ▁the ▁non - parallel ▁sides ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁streets ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁narrow ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁single ▁entrance ▁bay ▁and ▁an ▁arch ed ▁par ap et ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁ke yst one ▁em blem . ▁The ▁two ▁side ▁elev ations ▁are ▁both ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide ▁with ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁arch ed ▁and ▁ped iment ed ▁windows ; ▁however , ▁the ▁Butler ▁Street ▁side ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁exposed ▁bas ement ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁s lop ing ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁two ▁add itions , ▁the ▁later ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁ten ant , ▁an ▁architecture ▁firm . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B ank ▁buildings ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Com mer cial ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0