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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon

Andrew William Mellon was an United States banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 4 1921 until February 12 1932....
 and Richard B. Mellon
Richard B. Mellon

Richard Beatty Mellon , sometimes R.B., was a banker, industrialist, and philanthropist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.He and his brother, Andrew W....
, merged with the Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute of Technology

The Carnegie Institute of Technology , one of the predecessors to Carnegie Mellon University, was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools....
 in 1967 to form Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a top private university research university in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently college and university rankings among the best in the world....
 in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

While it ceases to exist as a distinct institution, the building bearing its name remains located at the corner of Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh)

Fifth Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It begins Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moves eastward for about seven or eight miles ....
 and Bellefield in Oakland
North Oakland

North Oakland may refer to:* North Oakland, Oakland, California - A section of Oakland, California* Oakland - A neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, the city's university and cultural district. Designed by architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Benno Janssen
Benno Janssen

Benno Janssen was an United States architect....
 (1874–1964), it is a Pittsburgh landmark because of its neo-classical architecture and elegant construction, with its signature monolithic limestone
Limestone

File:Limestone Formation In Waitomo.jpgLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geology record....
 columns (the largest monolithic columns in the world).






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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew W. Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon

Andrew William Mellon was an United States banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector and United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 4 1921 until February 12 1932....
 and Richard B. Mellon
Richard B. Mellon

Richard Beatty Mellon , sometimes R.B., was a banker, industrialist, and philanthropist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.He and his brother, Andrew W....
, merged with the Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute of Technology

The Carnegie Institute of Technology , one of the predecessors to Carnegie Mellon University, was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools....
 in 1967 to form Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a top private university research university in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently college and university rankings among the best in the world....
 in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

While it ceases to exist as a distinct institution, the building bearing its name remains located at the corner of Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh)

Fifth Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It begins Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moves eastward for about seven or eight miles ....
 and Bellefield in Oakland
North Oakland

North Oakland may refer to:* North Oakland, Oakland, California - A section of Oakland, California* Oakland - A neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, the city's university and cultural district. Designed by architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 Benno Janssen
Benno Janssen

Benno Janssen was an United States architect....
 (1874–1964), it is a Pittsburgh landmark because of its neo-classical architecture and elegant construction, with its signature monolithic limestone
Limestone

File:Limestone Formation In Waitomo.jpgLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geology record....
 columns (the largest monolithic columns in the world). Andrew Mellon, who served as United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury

The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense....
, specified to Janssen a building with a monumental ionic
Ionic order

The Ionic order column forms one of the Classical order of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric order and the Corinthian order....
 colonnade
Colonnade

In classical architecture, a colonnade denotes a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, as in the famous elliptically curving colonnades that Bernini added to the fa?ade of The apostel Peter's Basilica in Rome, which embrace and define the Piazza....
 similar to the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
. The proportions of Mellon Institute's street facades are nearly those of the long lateral facade
Facade

A facade or fa?ade is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The Word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
 of the Parthenon
Parthenon

The Parthenon is a Greek temple of the Greek gods Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order....
 on the Acropolis
Acropolis

Acropolis literally means city on the edge . For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides....
 in Athens, Greece. Mellon Institute was completed and dedicated posthumously to the Mellon brothers in May 1937.

Mellon Institute currently houses the Office of the Dean for Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon College of Science
Mellon College of Science

The Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States houses the Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biology departments....
, as well as the administrative offices and research laboratories for the Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry. From 1986 until 2006, it also housed the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a high performance computing and networking center that is a joint effort between Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
.

The Mellon Institute of Industrial Research was first established as a department at the neighboring University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....
. It conducted research for firms on a contractual basis; a company would contract the institute to solve a specific problem, and the institute would then hire an appropriate scientist to do the research. The results of the research then became the property of the contracting company.

In 1927, however, it was incorporated as a nonprofit, independent research center. Planning for the Mellon Institute building began that same year.

For decades the columns of the Mellon Institute building have served as a popular background for photographers shooting Pittsburgh wedding parties. Exterior shots of the Mellon Institute were also used to portray the fictitious Tanner Museum in the series premiere of the short-lived CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 television drama Smith
Smith (TV series)

Smith is a short lived United States Dramatic programming that premiered on 16 September 2006 at 10:00 PM North American Eastern Time Zone on CBS and on 18 September 2006 on CTV Television Network in Canada....
 in 2006.

Mellon Institute is sited adjacent to The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
Software Engineering Institute

The Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and development center headquartered on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
 and just across Bellefield from two other local landmarks: Heinz Memorial Chapel
Heinz Memorial Chapel

Heinz Memorial Chapel is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms Historic district on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....
 and the Cathedral of Learning
Cathedral of Learning

The Cathedral of Learning, a local and national landmark, is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
.

In 1967, Mellon Institute merged with Carnegie Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute of Technology

The Carnegie Institute of Technology , one of the predecessors to Carnegie Mellon University, was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools....
 to form Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a top private university research university in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Carnegie Mellon has grown into a world-renowned institution, with numerous programs that are frequently college and university rankings among the best in the world....
. The "Carnegie Institute of Technology" name was retained to refer to the engineering portion of Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering and Science.

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