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Published for the members of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Number 90 Summer 1986 The Preservation Fund: Membership Support & Community Accomplishment

Architecture on the Road

Events Review & Preview

Union Finønce ønd t/te Historic Streetscøpe Trust Cornþany

Historic District Tlte Foarrh Aaenue Historic District, recenr/! norni- nated by Løndrnarâ,s and listed on tlte Nationøl Reg- ister of Historic Pløces, conzprises Pittsburglt\ "Il/øll Street," tlte ltistoric core ofthe downtown finønciøl district which uøs one of tlte nation's rnost irnpor- tønt tam-of-tlte-century finønciøl rnørâ,ets, Tbdøy, it i¡ tlte site of tlte city's ricbest groaping of bønÃ,ing baildings ønd rnost inzþortønt early skyscrøpers, A nunzber of rehabilitation þrojecß øre øheødy øntici- pøtedfor Aey buildings in tl¡e district, spaned by t/te inaestrnent tøx credit incenliae w/tic/t com.es øJ ø benefit of tbe Nøtionøl-Register listing. Beginnings Fourth Avenuds emergence as a financial district was heralded by the Bank of Pittsburgh, which located on the street in 1832. The Bank of Pittsburgh's reputable image and successive temple- form buildings (now demolished) set the tone for Fourth Avenue in years to come. Dollar Savings Bank, Pittsburgh's first mutual bank, built its exotic Fourth Avenue banking house in 1868-71, and other banks began to gravitate to the area after the Panic of 1873. Expansion The flowering of the district at the end of the nineteenth century resulted at first from oil operations to the north. Pittsburgh was America's first oil market- place, and oil wildcatters such as Michael L. Benedum and Joseph C. Trees made their Dollør fortunes in the oil fields, and invested them Søaings on Fourth Avenue. (Benedum and Trees BdnA eventually purchased the Machesney Build- ing and renamed it the Benedum-Trees Building.) Soon, however, steel surpassed oil in local importance. The 1900-01 reor- ; ganization ofCarnegie Steel and creation f of U.S. Steel signaled Pittsburgh's complete 'i emergence as a major industrial and finan- cial center. r' Between 1890 and 1905, at least 49 new lffiiit', banks were established in Pittsburgh to take advantage of the influx of industrial dol- lars. In l90l-02, five major banking and Arott office buildings were newly erected at the Bailding intersections of Fourth Avenue with Wood ing, and the close proximity of buildings and Smithfield Streets and in the block one to another, creates a richly textured, between: the Arrott Building, Peoples Sav- stories of office space above the banking cohesive, and intense historic environment. a facade which was usually about three ings Bank building, Colonial Trust Compa- rooms served the needs of the bank and of Details, such as the lavish cast-bronze stories in height, but which ny, Keystone Bank, and Pittsburgh Bank was treated as a other tenants. The Pittsburgh Bank for screens of the Times Building and the single design composition for Savings. On a single day, April 30, 1906, without clear Savings, Keystone Bank, Union National recumbant lions in front of Dollar Savings floor divisions, reflecting the two rival banks Union National Bank tall space of Bank and Commonwealth Trust Company Bank, add to the streetlevel experience. and the Commonwealth- Trust Company the hall within. Dollar Savings Bank soon followed with similar buildings. obtained building permits to erect adjacent- (1868-71), the oldest building in the district, Skyscrapers such as the Arrott and Maches- Decline and Revival skyscrapers. With nearly all of the existing exemplifies the banking-house type, as do ney Buildings were built without major As early as 1903, when the Colonial buildings in placg The Banker's Green the Union Trust Company, Colonial Trust banking spaces at their base, to serve addi- Trust Company was formed from six other Book: Official Directory of Financial Instï Company, and Industrial Bank buildings, tional office tenants. banks, consolidation began to impact Pitts- tutions of 1908 and l9l0 listed 20 individual all from the turn-of-the-century., The discourse between these building burgh's multi-faceted financial market- banks and trust companies and the Pitts- Multi-story (up to eight stories) office types results in the succession of evenly place. And at length, consolidation led to a burgh Stock Exchange located within the buildings with load-bearing walls appedred spaced skyscrapers in the 200 block of degree ofdecline on Fourth Avenue. The boundãries of what is now the Fourth Ave- in the district by 1890, as represented by the Fourth Avenue, which is one of downtown's district's financial institutions grew too nue Historic District. Fidelity Trust Company, and Marine most striking visual images, and in complex large for their facilities or merged with cross- National Bank buildings, and the Times Architecture interrelationships of scale in the 300 block. town counterparts. Fourth Avenue offered (Magee) Building. But high-rise dwelop- The prevailing architectural effect is one little room for growth; and Pittsburgh's The district's two major building types ment awaited the introduction of the steel of monumentality and heaviness, regardless financial activity was in part dispersed. are low-rise banking "houses" and high-rise framg and the realization that the neces- of style. This quality equally characterizes Nevertheless, the aura of finance and the office buildings - many of which have sary groundJevel public banking rooms of the mass of tall skyscrapers and the vigor- essential elements of the historic physical banking rooms at their base. The banking financial institutions could be combined ous closelset facades of banking houses; environment remain. houses have (or had) a large public banking with land-intensive and potentially lucrative buildings styled with heavy ornament and -<' Recognition of the Fourth Avenue hall as the dominant element of their plan, office tower development. The Peoples Sav- those without; buildings of ashlar, brick, Historic District holds hope for the dis- and a few offices on one or more levels at ings Bank building (1901) was the first of and lush terra cotta. The combined effect trict's future economic and architectural the periphery of the hall. This plan yielded Fourth Avenues early skyscrapers. Its 14 of strong design in each individual build- health. I Page2 PHLFNews Summerl9S6

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American Youth Hostels Gerald læe Morosco Pittsburgh Council Frank Moschella and Family Off to Buffalo: April 19-20 Mrs. C. J. Bollo Thomas B. Musca II Frank A. Broccolo James Nauman Buffalo, we found to our amazement, was a We also inspected from top to bottom the Paul Byers Meyer Parker sleeper. Most of Pittsburgh has been so Art Deco City Hall, complicated and pris- Ms. Deborah L. Cardyn Mrs. Cynthia w. Pennington concerned with its own existence and tine in decorative elements as well as Burn- Wilson Chauvan Ms. Georgette L. Porto Mrs. Anna Belle Doman Ms. Phyllis Poznik engrossed in its own world of iron and steel ham & Company's vast Ellicott Square Friends of Wheeling, Inc. Ms. June A. Sauer and coal that it had little to do with, and Building with its great Central Hall. We M¡. &-Mrs. E. A. Grissinger Fred I. Sharp little knowledge of, its great neighbor. Ris- marveled at H. H. Richardson's old state Charles Half Mr. & Mrs. Edward Smith ing at five in the morning on April 19, hospital, deserted now but awaiting some Ms. Rita A. Hohman-DiPasquale and Family boarding the mini-bus at the Sheraton at kind of restorative use by the state. We mar- Hughes/Goodwin Mr. Joseph lV. Thomas Station Square at 6:30, our enthusiastic veled as well at two churches containing P. C. Koechel and Family Ms. Angeline Lake Ms. Marianne K. Watton party found itself, by late morning, in the priceless glass by La Farge and Tiffany. William J. Merryman JimZa,k comfortable Hyatt Hotel overlooking the But perhaps the highlight of the tour was Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Miller & Family lake. Lake Erie still sported its ice floes, our trip of two hours on the city fire boat freed now from the winter and floating past along the winding Buffalo River past the the city and down to Niagara Falls at 14 magnificent ruins of the towering grain Volunteer Profile: miles an hour. elevators, which made Buffalo for many Anna Belle Doman Jason Aronoff, a leading Buffalo years (until the opening of the Welland architecture lover was our devoted guide Canal) the greatest grain port in the world. Anna Belle Doman has been from Saturday noon till he led our driver Now most of them stand in majestic disuse, faithfully working in the Pitts- back to the interstate on Sunday at four. too expensive to maintain, too expensive to burgh History & Landmarks Philip Hallen, Buffalo born and Pittsburgh demolish, pure in line, testimony to a fabu- Foundation office since January. resident, knowledgeable in all things lous past. They were first treasured and The massive job of organizing all Buffalonian, helped Jason out as did Bill praised by Gropius and Iæ Corbusier as the preliminary work for the 1986 Huff, architecture professor at Suny and examples of classical concrete simplicity Antiques Show has occupied most half-year resident of Pittsburgh. and monumentality before the United of her Tuesdays. The State University of New York at States (or indeed Buffalo) realized their Anna Belle grew up in Bracken- Buffalo is the owner and restorer of Frank beauty. We felt ourselves in another world, ridge and lived in many towns in Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin house. We cruising slowly in the morning fog between the Pittsburgh-area after marry- visited Darwin Martin Saturday afternoon. these monsters of another time. We could ing her husband, Andrew, 36 years ago. Among her varied occupations, I will not describe this magnificent work only feel that Pittsburgh too has its monu- she lists office manager for the Uniontown Chamber of Commerce and except to say it is full of light, exquisite in ments of industry along the rivers, some of several years with the Special Services Administration in Washington, its detail of wood and especially in its which should remain standing for future D.C. She is the mother of two sons and is soon to be a grandmother. We famous tree of life windows, most of which peoples. are thankful for her help! still grace the house on the first and second At the end of the cruise, we thanked our If any members are interested in offering their yolunteer services or floors. Jason showed us two other Wright guides and presented Jason Aronoff with a serving as tour guides, call Mary Lu Denny at 471-5808. I houses, both of the same horizontal prairie copy of Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh style and in good condition. and Allegheny County. At Darwin Martin, Philip Hallen After a delicious luncheon at the Knox- Historic Property News introduced us to several Buffalo specialties, Albright Art Museum complete with a including "Buffalo wings" (chicken wings Buffalo "blush" wine, the "Eye of the The Neville House with hot sauce) and "Buffalo chips" (deli- Heron," we boarded our bus. Our fearless Many thanks to these recent Neville House Capital Campaign cious chocolate macaroons). and competent leader Kim Mooney, the contributors whose generosity is furthering restoration of the Jason took us through the highlights of coordinator of special projects and promo- historic residence in Collier Township: downtown. Foremost to us was the tion at Landmarks, got us back to Station indescribably beautiful l¡uis Sullivan Square at nine o'clock on Sunday. We felt Mrs. S.J. Coulter Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Adams Mr. & Guaranty Building with its intricate Sul- we now had a greater appreciation of, Ms. Elizabeth Brill Mr. & Mrs. John James, Jr. livan designs on the terra cotta skin outside indeed an admiration for, our neighbor city Charter Oaks Woman's Club of Mr. Gordon Neville Scott Township Ms. Sarah N. Steinmark and on the iron work inside. on the lake. Charles C. Arensberg Mrs. Aulma Chess Ms. Margaret Vance - When completed, the Neville House interior will be enhanced by a beautiful tall clock donated recently by Ms. Elizabeth Brill and Ms. Farnily Endowrnenr Fund Progrøm Creøted Margaret Vance. The c.1799 clock was a wedding gift to one of the women's ancestors. Old St. Luke's The First is Established Beginning in June, Old St. Luke's will be open every Sunday afternoon Recognizing that individuals and families Educational projects in history and for guided tours from l:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The weekly tours will con- might like to establish their own fund in preservation for students and teachers; tinue through Labor Day in September. Call 835-7935 for details and memory or in honor of particular persons, Scholarly research in the areas of West- directions to Old St. Lukds at Washington Pike and Church Street in or of the family itself, Landmarks has ern Pennsylvania history and architec- Scott Township. established the "Family Endowment Fund." ture; Through this program, donations o1 a The Distinguished l¡cture program; The Burtner House cash, securities, or property can be given to a The publication of books, pamphlets, goes plans, you If all according to when visit the Burtner House Straw- a segregated.fund established for a special and brochures; (daily p.m.), you berry Festival from June 6 through 2l Noon to 7:00 purpose. For examplq the family might The emergency and endangered buildings will see an imposing handmade rug, 12 feet by 20. The carpet, covering wish to establish a fund in memory of an fund; the stone manse's living room floor, was made by members who cut dis- individual who had an interest in a particu- Preservation projects in low-income carded woolen garments into strips, worked the wool by hand, and lar aspect oflocal history, architecturg or areas; crochetted it, using a hand-whittled wooden crochet hook. historic preservation and designate the r Rural preservation programs; The Strawberry Festival a must for members of Landmarks who income from the fund to underwrite ¡ A "historic hospitality program" for yet - have not been will include wool-weaving demonstrations, antique projects relating to that special interest national and international visitors; gun- sales, rifle and demonstrations, and summer foods such as straw- through the years. o The restoration and furnishing of any of berry shortcake, barbeque, funnel cakes and lemonade. Call224-7537 An individual could also donate a prop- our Historic Properties; for details and directions to the historic house in llarrison Township. erty to the fund, or the house in which he ¡ The annual program of membership progress. The Burtner House Society is continuing with restoration or she lives, and retain a life-time interest in events, including tours and lectures. The soffit and fascia have now been replaced and the exterior has that house. The person would continue to A family fund can be started with gifts recently been painted. The interior panel wall, dating to 1821, has been live in that house but upon that person's from and increments in any amount. completely restored after two years of work to remove the many layers death, the property would pass to the $5,000 Funds are invested as designaled by the ofpaint from the wood. Reproductions of l82l hardware for the specific family fund at Landmarks, and board of trustees and all income accrues to shutters on the first-floor windows have been created and donated by income from the fund would be used to each fund. Family members are consulted Oberg Manufacturing. Keith Burtner, a direct descendant of the Burt- underwrite programs specified by that per- on the projects for which the funds are ner family and a blacksmith, handcrafted the hinges for the shutters. son. Gifts may also be made as well. designated each year. Each fund may be The first such fund is being established The Rachel Carson Homestead Association named as the donor wishes. For further by Landmarks' President, Arthur Zíegler, The Association continues its natural landscaping on the grounds of the information, call Louise Ferguson, the in honor of his parents. It will be known as Homestead, taking care that wildflowers are preserved and that the lawn executive director, at 471-5808. I and garden areas are maintained much in the same manner as was possible the DerWinter-Ziegler Fund. "I both wanted parents in the early 1900s. For details on summer programs, call274-7408. I to honor my and to try to establish a model for this special giving program for Award of Merít Nominøtíons our membersj' INlr. Zíegler said, "and I Call Aurand (471-5808) you wanted to have a special fund to which I Martin if PHLF News is a quarterly publication of the Pittsburgh History & could add gifts through the coming years." would like to recommend an Landmarks Foundation. The DeWinter-Ziegler Fund will be used to individual or organization to be con- Arthu¡ P. Ziegler, Jr.. . .President underwrite the costs associated with the sidered as one of our 1986 Award of Iouise King Ferguson . . . .Editor/Executive Director endangered buildings programs, the publi- Merit recipients. Awards are pre- Martin Aurand \ cations program, staff education, landscap- sented at our Distinguished l¡cture Mary Lu Denny I ing of historic buildings, and special in the fall to deserving individuals or Susan K. Donlev I organizations who have furthered the walter c. Kidn;v ]...... contributingwriters Such family funds can be established for cause of historic preservation andlor Stanley A. l,owe I increased public knowledge about Kimberly A. Mooney any purpose that is relevant to the work of I our héritage. Christina Schmidlapp ) L¿ndmarks. For examplg income from a Greg Pytlik/Jean Hodak .Artists family fund can support: P H & L F

Rwiew Møny ltundreds of rne,nzbers ønd friends ltøae þørticipøted in tlte firsr ltølf of our 1986 euents progrøm, And øs you cøn see frorn tlte photos below, ønd article on tlte oþposite pøge, eøcb one ltas been ø success.

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March 18 An etbnic feøst at Sørøh Eaoseaiolt's Restøurønt ønd lecture by Dr. Joseplt T. Maþøreuicz. Foþ hrt) It's Tour May 4 The oþening celebrøtion of the sarn- ner toar seøron ü rhe Nei// Ing Season in Hoa¡e in Scbenley PørÃ. (Top niddle) May 4 Pittsburgh Iøndrnørþs ønd the lYestem Pennsyl- aaniø Conseruøncy, co-sþonsors of the Members are well aware of our tour and Scltenley ParÃ, C entenniøl Res torøtion events program for members but they Prolecî, led ø wølÃing roar tltroaglt may be less familiar with the daily- tour Pittsbargh's greør urban pørh. (Toþ service which we provide (on a fee basis) to nghr) visiting groups from out of town and ¡z May 11-17 town. Our staff has trained a corps of "Preseruøtion lleeþ," was celebrøte d volunteer tour guides who lead private in Pitxbargb witb ø series of toars groups on city, neighborhood, and ethnic ønd ø worÃsltoþ sþonsored fu tbe City church tours. Each tour is tailored to the of Pitxbarglt Historic Reaiew Com- special needs and requests of a group. rz.ission, Main Street on Eøst Cørson, Since January, our staff and docents ønd løndrnørà s. ßiS lr t) have led 46 private group tours for groups such as the Allegheny County Garden Club, the Garden Club of America, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Judges, Upper St. Clair Newcomer's Club, Washington & Ttues., Oct. 28 I p.m, Jefferson College History Department, Preview Station Square Sheratory Free to members Schiller School, Ellis School, Highland 19E6 Distinguished Iæcture Senior High School and a host of others. Mon., June 23 6:30-9 p.m. - Frederick D. Nichols present a lec- The tour progrÍrm is a rewarding one for the Lecture: $2 members; 84 non-members will slide ture titled & Jefferson." docents, the tourists, and our staff. The (No charge for the walking tour) "Palladio Greatly respected in the field of architecture and success of our efforts is well summarized in The Golden Triangle Then and Now historic preservation, Dr. Nichols was a a letter written by a member of one of our Herb Ferguson, a noted photographer Cary D. Langhorne Professor of Architec- recent group tours: affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, ture at the University of Virginia and mem- has been photographing the city of Pitts- ber of the Properties Committee of the Susøn, Genie ønd Albinø øere burgh for 32 years. His collection now National Trust for Historic Preservation. outstønding. Tbey are aery Anowl- includes more than 10,000 images of Pitts- He has authored numerous publications edgeøb/e burgh's commercial, architectural, and and conaey ø contøgious and is an architect. industrial life. Mr. Ferguson's slide presen- entl¡asiøsm for our wonderfil city. tation on June 23 will illustrate his view of Tltey shittfitþ woae in ltisíoricaÍ the changing character of Pittsburgh since (andføscinøting tid bitÐ, Thurs., Nov. 13 through Sun., Nov. 16 foøs the 1950s. The program for the evening ørc lt i t e c t a ral inforrnøli o an Station Square Sheraton n, d includes a walking tour of downtown Pitts- Seventh Annual Antiques Show geogroþbicøl møteriøl witlt ø burgh and a slide lecture: Sundøys, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 2 îo 4 p.m. 28 Mark your calendar now! Details forth- aision of ltow Pittsburglt rnigltt be \{alking Tour: members; 82.00 $5.00 non-members coming. in the føtøre. I was þirticulãrly Group departs at 6:30 from the Smithfield An East End Walking Tour Series taäen witlt tlte pløis Sclteiley Street Bridge level of the Landmarks Build- 'We are planning four tours that will focus for PørA, ønd confli1üngiiews on tltZ ing, Station Square on the Carnegie-Mellon University campus, Sun.,Dec.7 2to7p.m. Slide l¡cture: the interiors of notable landmarks in Strþ's future. Cost to be announced Begins at 8:00 p.m. in P&LE I uøs once øgøin reminded of the Room of Oakland's Civic Center, the architecture Ethnic Holiday Celebration the Station Square Sheraton and engineering landmarks of Schenley tlte irnrnense role t/te PHLF /tøs This may be our best ethnic church tour Park, and the work of architect Frederick plqed in tlte "Re/tamønønce" of yet! Plans are being made for our members G. Scheibler, Jr. Details forthcoming. oar city. Tltose loaely Sidè to tour several ethnic churches in the Nortb Sun,, June 29 I0 a.m. to 5 p.m. ltomes "industrial bottoms" of McKees Rocks. beøutifulh rèstored, tlte 82.00 Members from the various congregations Støtion Sqaare . . the list is long SummerAntiques Show at Sun., Oct. 12 I a.m.-8 p.m. will describe the historical and architectural . . ltøue ø/l corne øboat becausã the Neville House Cost to be announced significance of their churches and ofyour groøp. Thirty antique dealers from the Tri-state Allegheny Riverboat Cruise share their holiday traditions with us- through dis- So ue øre not grøteful area are participating in the first annual to East Brady onþ to plays of ethnic crafts, carol singing, danc- summer Antiques Show sponsored by Board the Gateway Clipper at Station yoø for øllowing us-to"ltaue our ing, and feasting! Reserve the date now; I¿ndmarks and the Neville House Aux- Square and travel 72 miles up the Allegheny wonderfal tou4 bat ølso for tlte details forthcoming. iliary. Proceeds will benefit the National (through eight locks) to East Brady. (Return PHLF's aigilønce ønd ffictiaeness Historic Landmark property, located on trip is by bus.) The fall foliage will be spec- Call Mary Lu Denny at 471-5E0E for fur- in møÃiVg Pittsburglt ø aery excit- Washington Pike in Collier Township. tacular! ther details on any of these events. ing ønd beøutiføl pløce to liae, Page 4 PI{LF News Summer 1986 Preservation Scene

Tlte ibbon ìs cat and tlte Hollønder o o Bøilding reopens . Interior of Burke's Building Main Street on East Carson rcrtored. to be Restored Main Street on fust Carson, sponsore Victorian Interior Restorations, a South the National Trust for Historic Prese¡ Side firm, is bringing the interior of the tion and the South Side l¡cal Develol Burke's Building on Fourth Avenue back to Company, was formally inaugurated I a mid-l9th century appearance. Hardly any October and now is in full operation. date, the following has happened: A Community Accomplishment design and on the City's "Finding of No interior detailing survives from 1836, the ¡ The Hollander Building, at 415 East Ohio Significant Impact and its Request for year of construction; but the restoration, The National Trust's "resource tear Street on the North Side, was formally Release of Funds"; that the City's Environ- though conjectural, is to be stylistically one of the advisory services its Natj provides, reopened on March 6 with a festive ribbon- mental Assessment was inadequate; and authentic in its use of woodwork and wall Main Street Center has dr plan" cutting ceremony. The restaurant occupying that a possible conflict of interest in the coverings. The business office of William up an "action for the busines the first floor and basement, Mr. Yeds project was not disclosed to HUD. The Ferguson, the original owner of the build- community, and a Trust consultant year's Chinese Garden, is expected to open in Council and Landmarks are reviewing alter- ing, already has been restored, and the advised on this summer festir June; the second and third floors are fully natives to the City's Request for Funds and whole interior (except for the basement) scheduled for July 14-20. Three or : leased, with the tenants, a travel agency and will pursue options open to them. will probably be finished in 1988. other visits from Trust consultants ¡ expected this year. a divorce counseling servicg to be moved in o by the end of June. The acquisition of the On April 22, the Main Street on kt o Eberhardt and Ober Brewery Carson hosted mer Hollander Building by a neighborhood staff a breakfast The North Side Civic Development Council for civic leaders and the Foundatior consortium was made possible through a has signed an agreement to purchase the community. loan from Landmarks' Preservation Fund. Representatives of the buildings the old Eberhardt and Ober National Trust, together The handsomely restored Victorian of with Arthr Brewery at the foot of Troy Hill, and is Ziegler and Stanley of our sta structure (1888) has set a precedent for l¡we with possible developers. Mean- were present. proje neighborhood initiative and economic talking The Main Street whilg Landmarks Design Associates is con- was described and a development. well fine kit of tinuing with schematic architectural plans. materials was given to the participa We have agreed to make a major loan to ¡ The State of Pennsylvania has desi¡ St. Mary's Cíty Inn Project accompany a $100,0ü) loan from the the historic district a State Main Str Underway National Trust for Public Land to fund the community, probably making it tht The renovation of St. Mary's Church early stages of the project. urban business district to gain such Priory as a small European-style hotel serv- tinction. (The Trust's Main Street p ing Continental breakfast is now underway. Hope for Calbride Place gram itself concentrated on small tr The Priory is located on the North Side be- until quite recently.) The resulting f The annual meeting of the Calbride Place tween Pressley and Lockhart Streets. We are ing, over the next three years, will p Citizens Council was held on March 24, supporting this imaginative and feasible percent of the administrative salari with 70 attending, to address such problems project through a loan from- the Preser- give a $10,0ü) a year design challen as playgrounds and tot lots, cleaning up vation- Fund. The 1888 street front ofthe grant to be matched dollar for d and maintaining derelict buildings and - Priory will remain in its original form, and by other sources. This money for d, other properties, repairing sidewalks, and the interior plan most of the partitions will probably be spent as follows: ) keeping the California Avenue Bridge open. are of solid brick - will undergo few alter- a "streetscape" master plan, in whi The City agreed to begin construction on ations. The original- kitchen and dining actual thoroughfare, between the b one tot lot in mid-May, to work with a local room will retain these functions, and such ing lines, will be redesigned in ever¡ committee on the derelict-property prob- features as the original millwork and tin detul; Yeors 2 ard3, design work c lem, to repair sidewalks, and to maintain ceilings, as well as glassblock floors at one Penn-Liberty Cultural District facades, signs, and to some extent i the Columbus Avenue Bridge. Calbride major corridor intersection, will remain. ors of existing buildings and new o Place Citizens Council, with technical Studies for the Penn-Liberty Cultural Dis- Each of the Z guest rooms will receive its by the 1984 Memorandum In connection with Yeør 1, PennD( assistance from Landmarks, is applying for trict, called for own all-new bath, and salvaged mantels of Agreement of City, State, and federal going to rebuild East Ca¡son Street i¡ a $23,000 neighborhood grant from the from demolished houses nearby will be are underway. The study for next few yearc, and Main Street on E City to be used for staff work in seeking agencies, now installed to create ornamental fireplaces, is being performed Carson intends to have positive desig means for economic development in the National-Register listing which be log burning. The pro- group advice ready when the statds decisior one of will Calbride community. by the Clio of Philadelphia, and is to ject has been assisted by the North Side be completed by mid-summer. A study is being made. Furthermorg Main Stret Civic Development Council and the East being made, as well, of the architectural working on the problem of clearing t Allegheny Community Council. Land- Colonial Supply Company and economic feasibility of various types of trict of industrial traffic. marks Design Associates is the project Rehabilitated adaptive use and increased use of historic In connection with Years 2 and 3, t architect. Colonial Partners has rehabilitated the old buildings in the area, which includes the ,Streel wants to raise a Revolving loa Colonial Supply Company buildings at stretch from Seventh to Tenth Street be- of $450,000 initially, from banks and 213-17 Fort Pilt Boulevard into "Water- tween Liberty and Penn Avenues and from local foundation; this would be availr Allegheny West Controversy frontj' a 45,000 square-foot development Ninth to Tenth Street on the north side of partly for building remodelings, outs Continues on five levels including the basement. Seven Penn Avenue. and in, and partly for working capita Disappointed by the City's approval of the business tenants occupy this space, which businesses. Brighton on the Park apartment house in centers on a broad atrium lighted by a new o Møin Street and the I¡cal Develop its present form, which includes a nine- cupola. Externally, the long-painted brick- Cøll øs uitb Preseraøtioø News Company have asked for funding I story tower and surface treatments and work of the two buildings has been cleaned, Our staff wønts to heørfrom you íf Artists' Retention Project, whose ¡ fenestration out of harmony with adjacent and frankly new but not inharmonious pose will be encouraging artists an you see or know of any hìstoric Allegheny West houses, the Allegheny West detailing has been added on the ground galleries, antique dealers, and othe are threøtened with Civic Council and Landmarks have floor. All trim has been painted a deep red. buíldìngs that related merchants to remain on the responded to the City's stated intention of On the First Avenue front, new brick side- demolítìon or that have recentþ Side, and especially in the blocks n requesting $2.5 million in HUD "Hodag" walks with gray granite edging anticipate been demolished. We need your help East Tþnth Street, by providing stu money. Funds were advanced from our the future appearance ofthe street. Inside, ín coveríng the County. Pleøse call and shop space at affordable rents deep first-floor joists are exposed in first phase is to be experimental, w Preservation Fund to hire legal counsel to the Martìn Aurand (471-5808) and re- the groups places to open up the basement. The pro- four upper-floor studios as well as review the matter. As a result, port you maintain that the public has not had suffi- ject architect was Maclachlan Cornelius & what know. spaces offered on a five-year lease cient chance to comment on the project Filoni. with options to purchase. Funding Continøed Cont Summer 1986 PHLF News Page 5

Springdale. The new building, which is built into rising ground and is partly earth- T/te Preseraøtion Fund sheltered, is planned to include a27-foot- square teaching and meeting room, a kitchen-laboratory, an upstairs officg and Membership Support & the usual auxiliary rooms, with an ample terrace reached by French doors on two Accomplishment sides. Landmarks extended a loan from its Community Preservation Fund so that the fund-raising brochure and schematic designs for the new educational center could be created. We are pleased to acknowledge the fol- lowing members who have contributed to the Preservation Fund in response to a let- the City, the National Trust, Landmarks, \ ter we sent in February. Your support has and a local foundation has been request- strengthened the Preservation Fund and ed. Should the experiment come 1o pass opens new opportunities for aiding historic and succeed, the project will expand, preservation projects in Allegheny County. possibly into other parts of the South As of April 21, fund contributors were: Side. ¡ An Architectural Salvage Center also has & Mrs. Charles C. Arensberg been established, where detailing from Mr. Mrs. Sidney A. Bachman demolished, damaged, and remodeled Jeffrey J. Baymor South Side buildings can be stored for James H. Beal re-use, either in rehabilitation projects in A.P. Brooks the South Side or possibly in small Mrs. Knox Brown vacantlot parks as decorative objects. Ms. Elizabeth R. Buffington The latter possibility offers a chance for David Burstin, C.L.U. local artists to contribute original deco- Rachel Carson Homestead Association rations. Henry Chalfant Rerdering of the HollønfurBailding Mrs. Elizabeth L. Childs Landmarks is very supportive of. Main Harvey Childs, Jr. The Preservation Fund, initiated under the Street on fust Cørson, and maintains close John W. & Cheryl Cupps working relationships with the project direction of Stanley Lowe in 1985, expands Albert Curry, Jr. through the leadership of Stanley lowe. upon the original concept of l¿ndmarks' Mr. & Mrs. John P. Davis, Jr. neighborhood revolving fund. Its purpose Ms. Karen Stewart Davis still is to preserve historic buildings through Ms. Elizabeth Evans economically feasible plans. But now' Richard D. Flinn rather than using monies from the fund to WW. & Dorothy Todd Floyd acquire and restore its own historic proper- Carl & Marlene Geier Richard E. Givens New Life for Braddock ties, Landmarks is using the fund to pro- Councilman Harry C. Goldby vide loans and technical assistance to Carnegie Library Ms. Jean H. Harper When the first of all Carnegie Libraries to Allegheny County neighborhoods/preser- Ms. Doris Feick Harris open was forced to close in 1974, it might vation groups and individuals who propose Thomas O. Hornstein well have been assumed that it was closed feasible restoration projects for historic Mrs. Kenneth K. Kearney properties for good. Now, bit by bit, the Carnegie in their communities. The Ms. Joyce K. King Library of Braddock (1889) is returning to Preservation Fund is a unique restoration Mr. & Mrs. William Collins King Linder use, and for its original range of purposes. resource" A brochure describing the fund Richard L. & Barbara C. Stanley A. I¡we The Braddock's Field Historical Society has and its application has recently been printed. Call us at 471-5808 ifyou are Mrs. Harold F. Lyke not only taken measures to preserve the old Mervin & Gertrude Mallet interested in receiving a copy. building but has succeeded in getting the Ms. Sally K. Malstrom library to function again on a limited basis. Preservation Fund Contributors Mr. & Mrs. J. L. McCain of the library rooms has been in use as B. McKinley One One of our major goals this year is to Robert reading room Saturdays Richard K. Means a children's augment the fund because we receive so a volunteer - since 1982, Meyers Plumbing & Heating only, with staff many worthwhile loan requests from neigh- and this June an adult reading- room is to Supply Company borhood organizations and individuals. o Good News for Willow Cottage open. The original books survive in part, Mr. & Mrs. Delvin Miller Already, Landmarks has extended loans to Richard J. Munsch generous donations have done even We have been concerned about "Willow but the Rachel Carson Homestead in Spring- Ms. Catherine L. Murphy gatehouse more to fill the shelves. A further occupant Cottage," the Childs at the Fifth dalg St. Mary's Priory and the Hollander Thomas J. Murrin Road, is likely to arrive in the next few months: Avenue entrance to Woodland Building on the North Side, and New Northern Light Company plans Western Pennsylvania because of the development of the Boy's Clubs of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. O'Hara Greystone Associates for both "Willow has expressed an interest for one of its Lawrenceville. Dr. Robert Rapp Benedum branches. Colleen M. Collins, the president '\ile Ira & Margaret Ritchey Cottage' and the nearby mansion are considering extending loans this Braddock's Field Society, Mrs. Charles T. Siebert, Jr. "Greystone." Early in April, the City of the Historical year to aid the Eberhardt & Ober Brewery declared "Willow Cottage" a landmark, also reported to us that the Society is work- Milan Spanovich project, a North Side neighborhood hous- Ms. Mimi Jones Timmons and the Greystone Associates architect and ing with several Pittsburgh unions to deter- ing program for the poor, and a project Ernest & Barbara Verdeschi partner declared that the mine their needs for utilizing space within Arthur Lubetz old involving properties in the East Carson Ms. Frances M. Waldschmidt Gothic house, built in the 1860s, will the library and clubhouse. Street Historic District. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Ziegler, Sr. remain on its original site and in its historic The Braddock's Field Historical Society form externally. @arlier plans had called now has about 300 members; the growing for "Willow Cottage" either to lose a por- enrollment, like the slow coming-tolife of Updøte tion of its rear wing or to be moved some 30 the library, is a hopeful sight. A "Friends of feet to accommodate a new road to the Library" group is being organized and "Greystond'; now, the road has been we invite our members to lend their sup- Schenley Park Centennial replanned.) "Willow Cottage," which has port. The BFHS can be reached at P.O. Box lost much but not all of its interior detail- 149, Braddock, PA 15104. ing, is now to be sold as a private home or Restoration Project as two units. Investment Tax Credit Statistics o The Northeastern Regional Meeting of the Planning for the restoration campaign for The alliance of a preservation and a con- Historic House Offered for Free National Trust Advisory Board on April Schenley Park moved forward this spring as servation organization in undertaking a Since our notice in the spring issue of 3-5 was attended by some 50 peoplg staff members from Landmarks and the park restoration project is, to our knowl- PHLF News, community interest has been including Pennsylvania's State Historic \il'estern Pennsylvania Conservancy visited edge, a unique concept and one which has sparked in regard to the now vacant historic Preservation Officer and its two advisors, two New York parks currently undergoing received positive response from prospective house located on the property of the Fox Stanley [-owe of Pittsburgh and Henry Jor- major restorations. The Schenley Park team funding sources. L¿ndmarks expects that Chapel Golf Club. dan of Claniel Enterprises in Philadelphia. met with the administrators of Prospect its partnership with the Conservancy will The Herald reported in its April 9 issue The history and future of the Investment Park in Brooklyn and Central Park in Man- allow the strengths of each organization to that the Fox Chapel Golf Club was offering Tax Credits was the major concern. Some hattan both parks are mid-nineteenth be used most effectively in promoting the brick house (c. 1860) for free an interesting statistics were presented as century- Olmsted designs and with local Schenley Park's restoration. - 'We interested preservationist is only required to regards to Pennsylvania. Our state has led groups involved with the parks'- restora- continue to receive strong public sup- relocate and restore the house. Several the Northeastern region in ITC-connected tions. Some of the most important issues port for this project as news of our inten- individuals have already been in touch with rehabilitations: 871 projects, a little over $l discussed were: park maintenance, master tions becomes more widely known. On the club regarding this opportunity. If you billion spent, 6,275 new housing units sup- planning, and fund raising. April 30, representatives from Landmarks are interested in acquiring the historic plied, 45,025 jobs created. In the North- The Schenley Park Centennial Restora- and the Conservancy appeared on Channel structure, please call the club at 781-0889. eastern region, Pittsburgh is second only to tion Project, co-sponsored jointly by Land- ll's morning talk shoq "Starting Todayj' Baltimore in the number of projects - 351 marks and the Conservancy, has four goals hosted by Don Riggs. The May 4 walking o Educational Facility Planned for against 388; is fourth in dollars spent for its initial phase, now well underway: tour of Schenley Park, led jointly by Land- the Rachel Carson Homestead ($163.3 million against Philadelphia's marks and the Conservancy and attended $693.2 million) and sixth in new housing o park's Landmarks Design Associates, in coordina- To complete a study of the current by about 95 people, was the first in a series units (649 units, against Philadelphia's tion with William Swain, has completed condition; of events that are designed to focus public 3,971). It was noted too that fear ofthe new schematic plans for an auxiliary building to . To thoroughly research the park's history attention on the importance of the park in tax bills has significantly discouraged new be erected behind the Rachel Carson and development; Pittsburgh's life, and the need for its con- applications this year for I Homestead in Springdale. With the addi- ITC's. . To meet with other park restoration tinued preservation and effective main- tion of the new facility (for which funds groups; tenance. Another tour ofthe park, focusing will be raised), the Homestead will be r To formulate a fundraising strategy for on the variety of architecture within it, will known as the Rachel Carson Center at the park. be held in the fall. T Page 6 PIILF News Summer 1986 Education News

Tlte Public is lWelcom¿ In-seruice lVorhsbops Explore Pioneer Life at the Neill Ing House Filled to Cøpøcity For the third consecutive timq two inser- vice workshops led by Susan Donley this spring werefilled to cøpacity. Tlventy-eight elementary and secondary teachers particï pated in afour-day insenice progrøm titled Exploring Your Neighborhood April I 2 through May 3, ønd thirty-four teachers participated in Exploring Your City, April Hands-On History Underuøy 22 through Møy 13. We are able to offer the insemice workshops thanks to the support Every school inAllegheny County has been of the Allegheny Intermediøte Unit. sent teacher applicationformsfor the pilot Since 1985, approximøtely 180 teachers offering of Hands-On Hístory: An høve leørned how to use artifacts, orchitec- Intrcductíon to Classroom Methods ín turq historic photographs, old mail-order Lacal Hßtory Reseørch offered by l-and- catalogs, newspaperg city directories, mørks at Støtion Square on August 11 interviews, ønd the landscape itself to through 15. Thønks to grantsfrom the investigøte the history of their local knnsylvonia Humanities Council ønd the communities. And, through walking tours, Allegheny Conference on Community slide presentations, ønd instruction in Development, the 75 teøchers selected will research techniques, vßuøl perception, and attend the workshop and free-of-chørge ørchitecture, t hey høve gøined hønd receive two insemice credits. first- knowledge of the hßtorical and architectur- The teocher institute combines lectures al development oJ Pittsburgh. by noted Pittsburgh scholørs and educøtors Call Susan Donley at 471-5808 if you øre with honds-on workshops øndfield trips. interested in enrolling in thefall sessions of The institute ß designed to help teachers Exploring Your Neighborhood or Explor- One of tbree extønt eigbteenth-centøry bøildings in the Ci4 of Pittsbarglt, tbe Neill lag Hoase is develop the skills of a "detective" so they ing Your City. I a aiaid remin&r of oør city's þioneer þdst. It is nou oþen on ¡amnzer ueeÁ,ends for bublii toars. can explore the local community with their tbønÞ.s to tlte søplor1 of the janior lzøgøe of Pitßbtìrgb, ønd it is being attrøctïuef,y løndscøped in students ønd use the community as a pioneerføsbion by the Seeùrs ønd lV/eeùrs Gørden C/øb. resource for enriching traditional cløssroom curricula. The titles of thefive daily Thanks to the financial and volunteer tier, looking for clues to the past, pioneer sessions are: assistance of the Junior læague of Pitts- games to play, and log house construction. .L The Written Traces of our Past burgh, Inc, the Neill Log House in Schen- These materials were previewed by teachers (ørchives ond census information) ley Park is no\ry open for public tours and at the summer opening of the Neill I¡g 2. Tapping the Memories of Everyday school fïeld trips in the summe¡ fall and House on Sunda¡ l[lay 4, an event which People spring. And, it is the subject of a lively featured a presentation by Brad Mooney, a (oral history, folk culture ønd story- educational unit dweloped by Landmarks noted log house restorer. tellins) Tþachers and Kíds! titled Píttsburgh's Pioneer Pust. The educa- Call Mary Lu Denny at 471-5808 if you 3. History in Three Dimensions Register Nowfor tional materials, including a slide show, would like to schedule a guided tour of the (artífocts, architecture, and the land- teacher guide, and student activity sheets, Neill Iog House and learn more about the scape) Pittsburgh Hrentage provide information on moving to the fron- educational materials available to you. I 4. The Townscape Speaks for Itself For thefourth consecutive summen our (Walking tour and photographic collec- departmenl of education is offering an tions) eight-day summer workshop titled Pítts- Edacøtion Colarnn Sasøn Donley 5. Doing Hands-On llistory burgh Heritagø Student and teabheü ieier- - (prøctical applications and workshop ans refer to the packed øgenda of work- summary) shops, games, art activities, slide shows, Your Community as a IæarningLab for History Susøn Donley, the coordinator of the andÍield trips as a summer vacstion in five-day teacher institutq will lead hønds- Pittsburgh. Call Susqn Donley ot 471-5808 The traditional school curricula rarely gives Define the Rese¡rch l. Quesfion on workshops based on eøch lecture. Room today to leqrn more about the Píttsburgh students the opportunity to do original The first step in any research process is may be avøilablefor members to attend Heritage program registrationfee and agen' research, which is, after all, the very goal of to define a question to investigate: a pur- individual lectures free of charge. Please da; the number of participants ß limited academic education in later years. However, pose for the inquiry. What do we want to call Susan øt 471-5808 if you are interested but we will do all we can to include mem- teachers who do go to the trouble of know2 (How did our town get størted? in receiving a copy of the agenda. I bers'children I providing opportunities for thei¡ students lVhat chønges have occurred in the main to examine original sources for clues to industries or in our town? How did our solve a research puzzle are amply rewarded townfare in the Greøt Depression?) Tfum Yoar Scltool into ø Time ùIøcbine by the students' enthusiasm. 2. Formulate a Hypothesis The is an ideal local community subjeit Formulate a hypothesis based on the evi- for stimulating original research by stu- dence available to help answer the dents of all ages. The resources are close-at- research question. (Our town was found- hand, many them the of in form of ed to serve the needs of the railroad thøt artifacts, buildings, or a neighbor's verbal was built hera etc.)The hypothesis is reminiscences. Little outside motivation is just a tool to help analyze all the evi- required to interest students in investigating dence found in the sources it is per- local history since they are naturally curi- fectly fine if it is proven wrong!- ous about their hometown. Because written and the Evidence material is scarce at the community lwel, 3. Gather Analyze gathering the research conducted by students is usual- Test the hypothesis by evi- dence primary sources from the com- ly a pioneering effort constituting a genu- - ine contribution to the community. To be munity. After the evidence is collected, it may need to be verified with other involved in such a "real" pursuit results in a sources into form greater sense of personal and community or translated another (lists pride on the part of students. And, most for ease of use of figures made into graph, importantl¡ students who have learned a for instance). Analyze the evi- dence by putting sequence how to ask questions and dig for answers it in and find- ing trends, have truly learned how to learn. or similarities and differ- prove How can teachers bring about these ences, that might or disprove the hypothesis. Then, draw a conclusion seemingly "magical" results? The raw possible, materials or primary sources are and, if test it with other evi- dence to assure its available in- any community if you- let it accuracy. become a laboratory for learning. The Teachers can "walk" students through library is logically the fÏrst place to look for this process as they learn, but eventually, maps, census information, local news- students should be able with some guidance papers from years' past, or school, church, to apply the process in small research In honor of the Pittsburgh Public School's pect Middle School høve already token and company yearbooks. But to get a true groups. This is a particularly effective way seventy-fift h ahniversary, our department advantage of our offer. picture of the community with color and of working since the weaknesses of some of education høs extended a special offer to texture, the search must only begin at the students are offset by the strengths of all Pittsburgh Public School teøchers. Pittsburgh Public School History library. Check records at the municipal others. Susan Donley has odapted the hands-on As ø result of the seventy-fifth ønniver- office Interview older residents. Hike the Tþachers who wish to learn more about techniques of our popular Exploring Your sary celebratio4 our støff has become town and look carefully at the lay of the involving their students in school or com- Neighborhood course to create an familiør with the work of one teacher, Dn land and what has been built on it. Search munity reseqrch are encouroged to join the in-semice workshop titled lnvesiigating the Thomas A. Baker, who is highly regarded attics for artifacts that were made or used Pittsburgh lIßtory & Iandmørks Founda- History of a School. for his scholarly research and popular writ- þ people in the torvn. Scout family albums tion and read thß quarterly column by Sue will train Pittsburgh Public School ings on the history ol the Pittsburgh Public for photographs that reveal life as it used to Susan Donley, the director of education at teøchers in research methods using sources Schools. If any members arc interested in be in the neighborhood, Iandmarks. The newsletter also contains common around schools, and in wøys to reading his histories of the Pittsúurgh Pub- The following process - adapted from information about methods of working involve students of any age in conducting lic Schools snd/or his history of Linden the more familiar scientific method - can with a variety of local history sources, our research on their own school. And the Elementøry School, please cøll us at help students bring order to the chaos that lotest in-semice offerings in local history bonus is: we will present an in-semice at no 471-5808. lle thank Dr. Baker for lending can potentially result from combing ¡eseqrch" and cunent educational chørge duríng the seventy-fifth anniversary us the photo reprinted øbove of the class of through such a variety of sources. progrøms. year. Dilworth Middle School and Pros- 1940 at Linden Elementary School. I Summer 1986 PHLF News Page 7

Arcltitecture on t/te Roød Two Exhibits Complete First lêar of School Touring

IYitlt ø siglt of relief ue cøn honestly søy tltøt tlte montltly støff effirt of dismøntling tuo exhibix, driaing to tuo new scltools, setilng ilP ttt)o ex- /tibits, ønd training students ønd teacbers in t/teir ase, ltas been ø rewørd- ing edacationøl effon frorn eaeryone's point of uiew. Tlte follouing ørticles describe tlte first year of scbool touring for our tuo exbibits, Landmark Þ ..-,.- ';. Survivors ønd Architecture: The Building Art.

Landmark Survivors Architecture: Stadents pressed t/teir bønds against ø bøsÉ,et- ball to better anfurstønd úe force of corn- In its first six-month school tour, More than 900 students and teachers The Building Art þressior (ønd tbe pinciple of a domc). Landmørk Survivors has traveled to have completed class units exploring West Liberty Teachers Center, Schenley their community's history and land- In its first six-month tour, Architec- Teachers Center, Northgate Junior/ mark architecture as a result of this ture: The Buildíng Arthas visited East Senior High School, the Allegheny photographic exhibit. The article Hills Elementary School, Northern Intermediate Unit headquarters, Plum below, reprinted from the January 22 Pike Elementary School, St. James Senior High School, Schiller Classical issue of the,4 dvance laader, describes School in Sewickley, Sunnyside Academy, and Prospect Middle School. how Landmørk Survivors triggered Elementary School, Riverview High (Summer plans include visits to Kenny- student interest in math, history, phys- School, and Penn Hebron Elementary wood Park and Station Square two ics, and graphic arts classes at Plum School. More than 1,000 students and of the "landmark survivors" featured.)- Senior High School: teachers have gained a knowledge of architecture by participating in a series of activities based on the nine exhibit Plum's Architecture Offers Study in History, Society panels and hands-on activities. The building art of architecture is explored through three concepts: building usg structure, and appearance. The exhibit was created in 1985 by Landmarks, in cooperation with the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, through a grant from the PPG Indus- tries Foundation. Archítecture: The Buílding Art will resume its school tour schedule in the fall of 1986. Please call us at 471-5808 if you are interested in taking advantage of this resource. These photographs, taken on May 8 during a special workshop led by Susan Donley at Riverview High School, illustrate the student excitement that can be generated by the three- Stadents built ø touer to the ceilíng øs pørt of dimensional exhibit. I tlte "building ase" øctiuity.

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LANDMARK SURVMRS is the theme of a photo exhibit on display at Plun Sen- ior High this month. Compiled by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Founda- tion, it is under the supervision of history teacher Richard Willisms.

By Køtlry BøloS cepts behind the architecture; and a PLUM - What is the historicalvalue of graphic arts class has made severalvisits architecture in a community? to evaluate the diversity of structures According to Richard Wiliams, a his- sharing space toryteacher at Plum Senior High School Landmark SurvÍvors captures seven students can learn what influences their architectural survivors of Pittsburgh his- environment by looking at Plum's archi- tory in print. Rather than simply look at Once the settenth grøde students tectural landscape. these historicpictures, \{illiams is show- anderstood the rigidity of ø triøngølør unit, tltey uere øble to con.tlrilct a bndge trass. Plum is rich in history, despite the fact ing his students how to "read" a picture that most of its architecturalg¡owth - in in hopes of showing them how much the form of housing dwelopments - has architecture is influenced by the people taken place in the last dozen years, he living in that time. says. The remnants of the past - like the The Pittsburgh landmarks pictured old Plum Creek cemetery; Renton, Lo- are the Blockhouse, Smithfield Street gans Feny and Barking mines; aged Bridge, Fort Pitt Boulevard, the Clayton farm houses - reflect what shaped the building, Station Square, Kennywood borough. Park, the courthouse and jail. Tb prove hispoint, Williams has enlist- Taken at the time of their construc- ed the help of a photographic exhibit tion, thepictures contain frozen symbols created by the Pittsburgh History and of the period complete with horsedrawn Landmarks Foundation and being held carriages, railway steam and archaic at Plum Senior High Schoolthis month. street lights. The significance of the eþht-panel ex- There are other ways than, reading hibit, says Williams, is students can see books to find history, says Kerry Tâylor, the changes that have taken place - so- a student in Williams' Oral History class. cially and economically as well as physi And the pictorial exhibit is a newly dis- cally. covered way for her. Furthermore, Williams has asked Another student, Becky Martinent, teachers of other subjects to apply the says she is paying more attention to the exhibit to their own course of study - architecture in her own community as a with some interesting results. result of studying the pictures. A math class has studied the number Willisms says students have been ex- of geometrical figures used in architec- pressing more of their own observations ture - there are 64 uses in one picture; a about their surroundings and how they physics class will study scientific con- reflect the time they live in. I In a bridge-building contest, students constructed ø bridge sþønnìng one foot, then tested the load-beønng limit, and ø uinner wøs proclairned! Tlte winning bridge held an entire set of blocâs øn d se t of encl cloþ e diøs. Page 8 PHLF News Summer 1986

Tbre e infill føcøfu fu signs (A, B, C) by Apprenticesbip =.uËÐ staùntl Design C also inclades øfloorþlan, dbfa ü Apprenticeship Project Focuses on Fourth Avenue EEmñ trtìi ,.gH Þ!! HEE [nd ¡+rd) For year, EFI FEN l-í!.j a fourth consecutive Landmarks .F€ Þl4 ¡{#Ë[ has EE_ñ collaborated with the Gifted and "ilE ¡¡t¡t¡ Htsl-l !rÉ ll -;r Talented Education Program of the FE ¡{¡Jl¡ EÅ¡g Þar .cn I l t-1, Allegheny Intermediate Unit to offer a r¡¿1.,1 ffiEEffi lqn _EE workshop series designed to introduce high EHTJ EH! h4i ilHl school students to the architectural profes- ]I1 EI EEittr¡q F:m Jru H!¡l å¿lÉld ¡.àå. sions. The 20 students in the 1985-86 Apprenticeship in Architecture program first met to explore a¡chitectural use, struc- ture, and appearance, and then addressed land use and site planning issues at Station Square. A downtown session was followed by the annual visitation of the Department of Architecture at Carnegie-Mellon Univer- sity. The student's final project required the design of an infill building for a vacant lot in the Fourth Avenue Historic District. The drawings to the right demonstrate the stu- dents'creativityandaccomplishment. I 300 blocÁ ofFoartb Aoenøe, nortlt siù l<--nrttt spøce--l

Pins burglt Pablic Sclt o ols Nøtionøl Register Løndmørk Norninøtion Comþleted In May, Martin Aurand, the director of Archítecture: preservation research at Landmarks, sub- mitted phase two of a Pittsburgh Public Schools thematic nomination to the A Comparative National Register of Historic Places. Phase two included 30 schools to be added to the Review 19 schools included in the phase one nomi- nation. We anticipate that the complete By lI/udørczyâ, thematic group of 49 schools will shortly be Jirn listed on the National Register. Phase two Tùe following ørticle from the Mørcb- schools are: April 19s6 issue of tlte Lawrenceville Arsenal School News and Digest is reprinted per- Letsche School with Baxter School Lincoln School mission. We thinþ it a aølaøble reaieu to Bayard School Linden School reprint oar rnernbers, becaase it Beechwood School Madison School þr Birmingham School McCleary School stresses t/te reløtions/tiþ between oar Boggs Avenue School Morrow School 1967 þ ablicøtion, Landmark A¡chitec- Colfax School Oakland School Connelly Trade School (Holmes ture of Allegheny Count¡ and 1985 School) the Conroy School Oliver High School þ a b/ication, I¿ndmark .A.rchitecture: Fort Pitt School Perry High School Pittsburgh and Allegheny Coumy. In Foster School Prospect School Frick School Springfield School øddition, it stresses tbe needfor rnore Fulton School Washington pøblicøtions þrirnøiily focøsing on Pitts- Knoxville School Vocational School børglt's neigbborboodt. Tbir is ø need Langley High School Wightman School Lawrence School Woolslair School ue ølso recognize ønd ltope to fill t ltroag lt futare þ a blioøtions. Nortbside Person of tbe Yeør One cannot adequately discuss Landmark Tlte Acødeny of St. lvtøry\ Cl¡arclt (c. 1550) øt 300 Forty-sixtú Street. The sirnple GreeL Reaiaøl srrøctare is omam¿nted ø tery delicøte Stanley Lowq the director of Landmarks' ArehÍtectu¡e: PÍttøburgh aad Nlegheny uitlt føncy, cast-iron þorch Preservation Fund, was honored at a com- County by Walter C. Kidney without at In the earlier publication, one finds the needed in the areas of identification and munity dinner on April 25 sponsored least brief references to the Pittsburgh by the na¡rative to be influenced by Van Tlump's preservation in the other wards that com- North Side læadership Conference as History and Landmarks Foundation's the pure Edwardian prose, which makes the prise the Lawrenceville a.rea Strong local North Side Person of the Year. Stanley previous publicatior¡ Landmark A¡chÍtec- book a literary treasure as well as a efforts, coupled with the scholarly research received this recognition because of his ture of Allegheny County, Penns¡rlvania documentation of the historic and ar- of such prestigious institutions as the technical assistance to l8 North Side civic byJames D. VanTtump andArthur P Zie chitectural heritage of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foun- groups, and because ofhis key role in sever- gler, Jr. (f967). When the earlier volume For references to Lawrencevillg see pages dation, could, in fact, elevate an area such al major North Side development projects. first appeared, it was hailed as a pioneer 22,23, and 73-82. This volume highlights as Law¡enceville to a position of promi- He was commended for giving "tremen- book in the attempt not only to docu- - 16 homes, bridges and institutions of note, nence among the Pittsburgh neighbor- dously of his talents and time to solve the ment with photographs and na¡rative the as well as 17 photographs. Although out of hoods. I problems of North Side neighborhoods." many county architectural treasures but - print, this book is a very important refer- Stanley, we are proud ofyou! also to raise public consciousness regard- I ence to two lost institutions, namely the ing historical preservation. Thus, the new Seventh United Presbyterian Church and book is in sdme respects a continuation of St. Margaret's Hospita.l. the ea¡lier work. Kidney's book illustrates Lawrenceville on pages 213-219. Herein Kidney shows 37th Street, dedicates nearly two pages to Allegheny Cemetery and lists L2 sites of "Kìdney'sbook... is interest, grandly illustrated with 20 black destined to become and white photographs. STATIONVSGùUAR,E This work duplicates a few of the sites a Pittsburgh classìc." carried in the previous publication, name TR,ANSPOBTATION MUSEUM ly St. Augustine's Church, St. Mary's Church complex, Washington Crossing Bridge and St. Francis General Hospital. Open Monday through Sunday: Noon to 8:00 p.m. Kidney's book is a hardbound book of However, Kidney also illustrates and 368 pages, I xtl?/t inches, with 20 color describes other local institutions, such as * * and 745 black and white photographs. Kid- the Pittsburgh Bren'ing Company, Engine Vintage Autos Transportation Memorabilia Models ney has dedicated the work to James D. Company No. 25, Pennsylvania National and a Featured "Car of the Month" (See listing below.) Van Ttump, noted author and one of the Bank, and the McKee House (3600 Penn early incorporators of the Pittsburgh His- Avenue). May lE thru June 2E June 28 fhru July 29 July 29 thru August 29 tory and Lan¡lmarks Foundation. Kidney's book, which currently is on 1935 Ford Phaeton 1903 Packard which 1929 Pierce Arrow, Both books have been very generous to sale for $34.95, is destined to become a owned by was driven in the an award-winning Lawrenceville, although limitations of Pittsburgh classic" G. Whitney Snyder 1985 Great American Antique Auto CIub space have forced the editors be very One to must commend the Pittsburgh His- Race from los Angeles of America true classic selective and thus they have excluded tory and Landmarks Foundation and its to New York City many important sites. In spite of such limi- three distinguished authors for undertak- tations, Kidney has documented over ing such ambitious projects. It is, howwer, And always on view isthe 1898 Panhard, the first car in Pittsburgh 6,000 historic sites in the county. hoped that in the future a book will be It was Van Tbump and Ziegler who advo produced that will highlight the Pitts- cated the idea of Law¡enceville as a preser- burgh neighborhoods in greater detail. Members of L¡ndmarks admitted free. vation area. These writers were most Last summer the Lawrenceville Historical General admission: Private group tours availøble impressed with the area's character "as a Society surveyed part of the Ninth Wa¡d Adult $1.00/Child .50 donation Call 471-5808 for detøils. solid Victorian neighborhood of the period and successfully identified approximately The Museum is located in Bessemer Court at Station Square between 1860-1900." 40 sites of interest. More research is still