Protecting the Places that Make Pittsburgh Home

Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Nonprofit Org. 100 West Station Square Drive, Suite 450 U. S. Postage Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1134 PAID www.phlf.org Pittsburgh, PA Address Service Requested Permit No. 598 PHLF News Published for the members of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation No. 163 February 2003

In this issue: Join Us This Year: Our Goals 2–5 From its beginning in 1964 with a staff and board of less than a dozen (and one hopes to expand its Facade Easement Our Work: Recent Progress slide projector as its first possession), the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Program this year and participate with Foundation has become one of the leading preservation groups in the nation. the National Trust for Historic 10–11 Philip Hallen is chairman of the board of 77 trustees and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. Preservation in the New Markets Tax is president of a staff of 20 full- and part-time employees. This non-profit historic Credit Program, a federal program My Old House! preservation organization, serving primarily Allegheny County, is supported by about promoting economic development in What Should I Do? disadvantaged and often historic areas. 3,000 members; about 150 of those members volunteer in our office and library, help lead tours, or help host educational events. As we begin our 39th year, it is 12–13 R ESPONDING important to appreciate how far we have come. 3. Preservation Scene: Success Our operating strategy has evolved over the years, too—from publicity-attracting to community needs and offering “stop-the-bulldozer” tactics to often less visible, more cooperative methods of working specific assistance when feasible, Stories...And Losses with interested parties. However, our principles are steadfast and we articulate and in regard to historic properties stand by them as our members expect us to do. As our staff has grown, so too have our and urban issues affecting 20 Allegheny County’s historic fabric programs, so on any given day we might have a presence in the office, in the schools, Events: February–May in the city or county, or even somewhere else in the nation or overseas. and quality of life Through all the years and through all our growth, our mission has remained the Much staff time is devoted to the same: to identify and preserve the architectural landmarks, historic neighborhoods, continuing challenges posed by major and historic designed landscapes in Allegheny County, and to educate people historic buildings. In 2003, we will con- We look forward to working with Point about this region’s architectural heritage and urban and landscape design history. tinue to address various issues affecting Park College on their historic buildings More simply put: our mission is to protect the places that make Pittsburgh home. the Allegheny County Courthouse; downtown. This year we plan to work toward our mission by staying focused on the five the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum and Staff members serve on more than following principles and program priorities approved by our Board of Trustees Buhl Planetarium; the historic buildings 30 local, regional, national, and interna- at Federal Street and North Avenue on October 28, 2002. tional committees that affect historic on the North Side; the redesign of preservation policies. As a result of Schenley Plaza; the uncertain future for our work in the neighborhoods, NSTILLING permits have been requested for many of city Carnegie Libraries; the Municipal we are involved with the Pittsburgh 1. I these. Since the city recently allocated a preservation ethic Building and East Eighth Avenue Community Reinvestment Group money through its Community buildings in Homestead; and the (PCRG), the Fannie Mae Pittsburgh This is a broad and continuing goal, Development Block Grant funds to Neville House in Collier Township. and Northeast Advisory Committees, but we will make further progress demolish these structures, Landmarks In addition, we are turning our attention local community development corpora- toward that goal with two initiatives in and the city’s historic neighborhoods to Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Hall tions, and with the Pittsburgh Partnership particular this year. We (with more than have a major preservation challenge. in Oakland, the Oliver Miller Homestead for Neighborhood Development. 30 preservation groups across the In October and December 2002, in South Park, the Woods House in As a result of our Rural Preservation United States) are partnering with the Landmarks met with neighborhood Hazelwood, the Oakdale Boys Home Program, we work closely with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, leaders and concerned citizens to discuss property in South Fayette, and Mayview Allegheny County Land Preservation the Ad Council, and Arnold Worldwide this issue and others, and Councilman State Hospital buildings, among others. Board, the Allegheny Land Trust, (a top “4-A”advertising agency) to help Bill Peduto is working on legislation And, much staff time is devoted to Sustainable Pittsburgh, and the make the term “historic preservation” requesting that all demolition-permit current planning issues. Pressing topics American Farmland Trust. As a result a household phrase. requests first be reviewed by City this year include the continuing dialogue Cathy McCollom, director of opera- Planning, thus allowing time for about—and plans for—Fifth/Forbes, (continued on page 16) tions and marketing at Landmarks, community development groups and Mellon Arena, the African-American will work with local media to take others to explore possible re-use plans Cultural Center, and the restoration of Beech Avenue, Allegheny West: advantage of a nationwide public for some of the more significant build- Point State Park. Our Transportation service announcement (PSA) campaign ings. (Without this legislation, demoli- where historic preservation is part Committee, chaired by George R. of everyday life. utilizing print, radio, and television ads. tion permits are approved within White, is proposing an alternative in The PSA campaign juxtaposes historical 15 days.) Stanley Lowe, vice president regard to widening Route 28 (see page images against contemporary images of preservation programs at Landmarks, 9), is reviewing issues regarding the from the same location, and through will continue to work with neighbor- PAT Eastern Corridor studies, and is a then-and-now story line poses a hood leaders and Council members proposing a revamped North Shore question to the audience: “What will with respect to this issue. For further connector (which could reach the airport) we leave the next generation to information, contact Cathy McCollom as a better alternative for MagLev. remember us by?”...or “How much (412-471-5808, ext. 516; We also are involved in discussions about more are we willing to lose?” The ad [email protected]). the Phipps Conservatory restoration and reminds people that “History is in our expansion, the National Aviary expan- hands” and urges them to go to the P ROVIDING sion, bridge lighting, and riverfront Web site, nationaltrust.org, or to call 2. development. We hope to raise funds to the Trust’s toll free number. The campaign financial and technical assistance to local neighborhood organizations light the Seventh and Ninth Street was officially launched at the 2002 Bridges, following up on the successful and owners of historic properties National Trust Conference, in mid- lighting of the Roberto Clemente Bridge. October 2002 in Cleveland, and will Through Landmarks’ Preservation We have excellent working relation- continue for three years. Loan Fund, Eighth Avenue Loan ships with our colleges and universities Such a campaign is timely for and Facade Grant Fund for Homestead, and will continue to work with the Pittsburgh because of the impending Historic Religious Properties Program, buildings department and Nationality demolition of thousands of vacant and Rural Preservation Program, staff Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh, buildings in city neighborhoods. For members offer financial and technical the Department of Architecture at years, the City’s Bureau of Building assistance that results in the mainte- Carnegie Mellon University, and the Inspection has had over 2,000 vacant nance, restoration, or adaptive re-use Howe-Childs Gate House and arboretum buildings on their books, and demolition of historic structures. Landmarks also at Chatham College (see page 12). 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P HOTO K EY 1 & 2: At 6:45 p.m. on November 21, 2002, senior lineworker Charlie Magnus flipped a switch that illuminated a Duquesne Light logo and triggered a spectacular Zambelli fireworks display choreo- graphed to music. When the smoke cleared, an illuminated Roberto Clemente Bridge was framed by blue and white lights. Over 450 business and community leaders attended the bridge-lighting ceremony. Governor-elect Ed Rendell is pictured here with Sarah Walker (left) and Marilyn Whitelock from Landmarks’ staff. A $500,000 grant from Duquesne Light to Landmarks in 2002 paid for the bridge lighting and created a bridge lighting mainte- nance fund at Landmarks. The lighting was designed by Grenald Waldron Associates from the Philadelphia area, in association with LightingLighting thethe bridgesbridges Hal Hilbish of Sewickley.

3: In July 2002 Landmarks underwrote the cost of a preliminary restoration plan for the Oliver Miller Homestead property in South Park so that Allegheny County could secure $500,000 in State funds for restoration needs and construction of a new barn.

4: Thanks to grants from the National Trust’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors and the ProvidingProviding technicaltechnical assistanceassistance Allegheny Foundation, Landmarks is continuing its work in assisting with the restoration of the Allegheny County Courthouse by underwriting further studies in 2003 to toto historichistoric propertiesproperties determine the original paint colors of the ceilings and hallways. In 2002, Landmarks commissioned the design of bulletin boards and benches to replace the motley hall furnishings. Our work at the Courthouse will be featured in a forthcoming issue of PHLF News.

5: In 2002, Landmarks underwrote the $44,000 cost of a new cedar roof for “Woodville,” the John and Presley Neville house in Collier Township, and for the garden shed. Call the Neville House Associates (412-221-0348) for a schedule of public tours and 3 special events in the new year.

6: At the request of Hazelwood Initiative, Inc., the Mayor’s Office, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Landmarks is assisting with the development of a restoration and fundraising plan for the 18th-century Woods House at 4604 Monongahela Street by Landmarks Design Associates, Inc. We also underwrote the cost of a structural review of the building in 2002.

7, 8 & 9: At the time of publication, Landmarks was in the process of purchasing easements for several historic farms that could result in the protection of hundreds of acres of adjoining land. Landmarks initiated its Rural Preservation Program thanks to a lead grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation in 2002.

10 & 11: Landmarks awarded $64,150 to 24 historic religious 4 properties in Allegheny County during its Seventh Annual Seminar 6 and Grants Program on October 7, 2002 at Bellefield Presbyterian Church in Oakland (see pages 6 & 7).

12, 13 & 14: Landmarks hosted two meetings (October 1 and December 13, 2002) with neighborhood and community leaders to discuss preservation challenges and priorities and the most effective use of its Preservation Loan Fund. Meeting outcomes will be 5 featured in a forthcoming issue of PHLF News.

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10 15: Landmarks extended a $200,000 construc- tion loan in July 2002 to Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation and Friendship Development Associates to complete the restoration of the row houses at 5412-5414 Penn Avenue. A loan from Landmarks’ Preservation Fund in 1996 11 saved the historic block from the wrecking ball.

16. Landmarks extended a $50,000 loan in July 2002 to the Methodist Union of Social Agencies (MUSA) to assist with interior rehabilitation and exterior improvements to 131 East Ninth PreservingPreserving Avenue in Homestead. 17. Landmarks recently extended a $230,000 sacredsacred propertiesproperties loan to LifeSpan, Inc., a non-profit agency serving senior citizens. The $1.6 million project includes restoration of a historic building at 308 East Eighth Avenue in Homestead and compati- ble new construction designed by Renaissance 3 Architects, P. C. (see elevation). When complete, the project will house eight units of senior housing on the upper floors, a senior citizens center on the first floor, and offices in the New Heritage Building.

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18. Landmarks extended a $25,000 loan to 18 Judith Tener in June 2002 so the façade of 213–15 East Eighth Avenue in Homestead could RestoringRestoring neighborhoodsneighborhoods be restored for retail and upper-story housing. 19: On September 24, 2002, Landmarks hosted andand mainstreetsmainstreets its first donor-recognition event for members of the Landmarks Heritage Society and major contributors in 2002. Membership in the Society requires an annual contribution of at least 15 $1,000, a planned gift, or an estate-related gift commitment. Trustee Tom Hornstein and his wife Kate, who is a docent for Landmarks, were among the 100 people attending the river cruise aboard the Gateway Clipper’s Majestic.

20 & 21: Beginning in November 2002, Landmarks re-organized its offices to create a place for the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail-Related Memorabilia Collection, documenting rail transportation throughout the world, with an 16 17 emphasis on interurban transit. In addition to his initial gift in 2002, Mr. Fairbanks will ensure his collection is endowed through annual maintenance grants and/or his estate plan. Recognizing legacy The library expansion also has enabled Recognizing legacy Landmarks to shelve all of the 3,500 books donated by staff member Walter C. Kidney. commitments In 2002, Walter also named Landmarks the commitments primary beneficiary of his IRA, to endow his library gift and ensure a source of income 20 for his mother.

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OUR WORK: Recent Progress (continued from pages 2 and 3) 1 EDUCATION NEWS Our members, visitors, schools, and community groups participate in our educational programs. To schedule a program, contact Mary Ann Eubanks, Landmarks’ education coordinator (412-471-5808, ext. 537; or [email protected]). The following descriptions highlight recent programs.

P HOTO K EY 1: 1,510 students participated in our Downtown Dragons walking tours in 2002 and were given free T-shirts to wear on the day of the tours. We thank the Gailliot Family Foundation for helping underwrite the cost of printing the T-shirts.

2 & 3: Teachers tour the city and learn how to enrich classroom curricula through a variety of in-service classes offered by Landmarks through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and Gateway 2 to the Arts. One teacher, Raphael Pantalone, captured education coordinator Mary Ann Eubanks’ adventurous spirit and enthusiasm in the caricature above. 3 Teachers in the June 2002 “Exploring Architecture” class pose with instructor Sallyann Kluz, AIA (first row, far left) and Mary Ann (second row, far left). 7

4, 5, 6 & 7: Fourth-grade students from Bentworth Elementary School sketched 4 impressionistic scenes in Allegheny West during a program on October 10, 2002 presented by Landmarks and art educa- tion students from Carlow College.

8 & 9: In September 2002, fifth-grade 5 students from Martin Luther King School toured the Mexican War Streets, sketched the houses, and returned to school to construct paper-bag buildings.

10: Girl Scouts from St. Bernard’s found matches to photographic details as they explored Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon during an October tour with Landmarks and The Historical Society of Mount Lebanon, in cooperation with the Mt. Lebanon Public Library. For the second year in a row, second- grade students in the Mt. Lebanon School District participated in the Washington Road walking tour, and also sketched their house and learned about their school. This community unit, developed by the teachers, Landmarks, The Historical Society of Mount Lebanon, and 8 6 Mt. Lebanon Public Library, received the “Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Project Award” from the Pennsylvania 9 Council for the Social Studies in 2002. Eliza Nevin, and Ellen Walton, 14 college release of Pittsburgh Legends and Visions: Dr. Michael and Lilli Nieland, who live in 11: Summer campers from the Brashear students are receiving scholarships An Illustrated History, co-published by a house designed by Hornbostel, are Association rest on the doorstep of from Landmarks. The four winners in Heritage Media Corporation of Carlsbad, shown in photo 20 congratulating the Makato Architecture and Design, after 2002 were William Hines (Lincoln CA and Landmarks. author. touring the office with Landmarks in July University), Colin Simmer (Syracuse The 360-page casebound book includes The book was dedicated to Dr. Albert 2002. For six years now, Landmarks has University), Micah Slavkin (CMU), a handsomely illustrated essay on C. Van Dusen, chairman of Landmarks provided educational programs to South and Todd Wilson (CMU). Pittsburgh’s development from a frontier from 1994 to 1998 (pictured at left in Side schools and community organizations The application deadline for the outpost to 2000, followed by almost photo 19 with trustee Henry Hoffstot). through the Neighborhood Assistance 2003 scholarship program is April 25. 100 corporate profiles. To order call Landmarks chairman Philip Hallen, Program/Comprehensive Service Program, Interested high school seniors can contact 1-800-619-3001 ext. 2100 ($54.95). trustee Barbara Rackoff, and president funded by the Pennsylvania Department Louise Sturgess (412-471-5808, ext. 536; Landmarks already has sold all of the 200 Arthur Ziegler unveiled a plaque (photo of Community and Economic [email protected]) to obtain an application. books it was given as the local sponsor. 18) at the author’s reception giving infor- Development and PNC Bank. mation on Hornbostel and Rodef Shalom. 14 & 15: On September 18, 2002, 16 thru 21: On October 22, 2002, The plaque, funded by the Barbara and 12 & 13: Thanks to trustees David Landmarks hosted an author’s reception Landmarks hosted an author’s reception Raymond Rackoff Golden Anniversary Brashear, Philip Hallen, Grant McCargo, for Eliza Smith Brown to celebrate the for Walter C. Kidney at Rodef Shalom. Fund of Landmarks, has been installed PHLF News • February 2003 Page 5

How You 20 Can Help 18 Your involvement as a member and your financial support help us SAVE historic buildings and places, ADVOCATE the economic value of historic preservation, and PROMOTE a preservation ethic through our work in education and 19 in providing technical assistance.

Please join Landmarks, if you are not yet a member, by completing the form on page 19. If you are a member, please encourage your friends to join, or contact Mary Lu Denny (412-471-5808, ext. 527; [email protected]) so she can mail 16 membership information to them. If you are interested in making a contribution to Landmarks, or would like to learn more about our 21 gift planning opportunities, contact Jack Miller (412-471-5808, ext. 538; 17 [email protected]).

Landmarks can put your assets to work while bringing you: • Lifetime income from your gift; • Federal and estate tax savings; InstillingInstilling aa preservationpreservation ethicethic • Avoidance of probate costs; 15 • Disposition of real estate and elimination of ownership costs throughthrough tours,tours, and liability (minimum value required); • Honorary life membership in lectures,lectures, andand Landmarks (minimum contribution required); and • The satisfaction of making a publicationspublications significant gift to preserve our Western Pennsylvania heritage. Photo by Clyde Hare For additional information, visit our Web site: www.phlf.org 14

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along the Fifth Avenue sidewalk. I received the first copy of the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Landmarks hosted a special series of Hornbostel Book and it is Walter C. Kidney prophetically wrote: Hornbostel tours in October 2002, OUTSTANDING. I wish to thank “Hornbostel should have his monograph in conjunction with the book release you and your organization for one day.” At last, thanks to Walter and (photos 16 & 17). We are grateful to presenting such a fine tribute to many others who cooperated on this Hornbostel enthusiasts Paul Tellers, “The Major” and his works....The project with Landmarks, the first book on Charles Rosenblum, and Martin Aurand book is a special treasure for our Hornbostel has been published. —all of Carnegie Mellon University—and family and at least the grandchildren architect David Vater and architectural will be able to visit Major Hornbostel Contact Frank Stroker (412-471-5808, historian Lu Donnelly for leading the in page if not in person. ext. 525; [email protected]) to order a book tours. ($49.95 less 10% membership discount). Book sales are brisk, and reviews are Hornbostel (1867–1961) designed The 272-page casebound book is illus- complimentary. Lloyd Hornbostel, Jr., more than 225 buildings, bridges, and trated with over 470 color and black and Henry Hornbostel’s grandson, sent the monuments nationwide, but his brilliance white photographs. following e-mail to Landmarks upon is especially evident in Pittsburgh. In our receipt of his book on October 23: 1985 edition of Landmark Architecture: Page 6 PHLF News • February 2003 Thank You! As of December 31, 2002, the following people and organizations had responded to Landmarks’ year-end request. Their gifts will help underwrite our Historic Religious Properties Program in 2003. Dr. David H. Archer Mr. & Mrs. Conrad C. M. Arensberg Joanne E. Bald Dr. Esther L. Barazzone A. R. Barbour James S. Beckwith III Landmarks Supports Historic Joseph M. Berenbrok Minnette D. Bickel G. William Bissell John W. Bittner, Jr. Religious Properties Locally Rachel Kirk Bobo Caroline E. Boyce Elizabeth R. Bradley Susan E. Brandt Joseph A. Cameron and Nationally Jeannette and Robert Cannon Mr. & Mrs. Randall W. Casciola Mrs. Henry Chalfant Elizabeth L. Childs The following churches were awarded grants: Mr. & Mrs. J. Mabon Childs 2002 Grant Recipients E. Jane Colborn 1. Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Oakland In light of recent changes at the state and national level to Frank and Janet Coyle 2. Brown Chapel A. M. E. Church, Mr. & Mrs. John P. Davis, Jr. legislation affecting historic religious properties, as well as North Side Day & Night Press proposals at the local level, Landmarks’ program of finan- 3. Calvert Memorial Presbyterian Church, Etna The Mary DeWinter Named Fund of the cial and technical assistance is all the more important. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation 4. Central Presbyterian Church, McKeesport Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Donnelly At the time of publication, City Councilman Bob Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Drennan O’Connor was spearheading legislation specifying that 5. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill Roseann and George Erny only owners of religious structures could nominate them 6. First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, Oakland Edith Hall Fisher Mr. & Mrs. James A. Frank for historic designation––a change that would prevent any 7. First English Lutheran Church of Sharpsburg Rev. James W. Garvey city resident or organization from nominating a religious 8. First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside Edward and Joyce Greene structure as a City Historic Landmark. And, on the last 9. First United Methodist Church of Wilmerding Philip B. Hallen day of the 2002 session, State legislators passed the Mildred C. Hoffmann 10. Lamb of God Christian Ministries, Homestead Religious Freedom Protection Act. The new law says that Nancy and Hale Holden, Jr. 11. Monumental Baptist Church, Margaret P. Huessener religious institutions need not follow certain laws (such as Hill District The Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation an historic preservation ordinance) if the requirements of 12. Mulberry Presbyterian Church, Wilkinsburg Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Hutchinson, Jr. that ordinance cause a substantial burden on the free Mr. & Mrs. Jay K. Jarrell 13. Riverview United Presbyterian Church, North Side Martha W. Jordan exercise of religion. So, hypothetically, a church could Mildred E. Jorstad demolish one of its architecturally significant structures 14. Rodef Shalom, Shadyside Mr. & Mrs. William C. Keck if it wanted to build a parking lot, so parishioners could 15. Round Hill Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth Kelly Art Glass Company Rebecca M. Kuhl park more conveniently and thus more easily practice 16. St. Benedict the Moor Church, Samuel D. Levine their religion. Formerly, religious properties were Lower Hill District Stanley A. Lowe subject to various zoning and preservation laws unless 17. St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, North Side Bernard Kent Markwell the religious organization could prove that the law Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. Marvin 18. St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks Mary A. McDonough substantially burdened the practice or observance of 19. St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox G. C. Church, Melissa M. McSwigan their faith. Now the burden of proof has shifted from Carnegie Dr. & Mrs. T. A. Medsger, Jr. the church to the state which could be a disadvantage 20. St. Paul of the Cross Monastery Church, South Side Mary K. Michaely for historic preservation. Jack and Donna Miller 21. St. Stanislaus, Strip District Mary Anne Ference Mistick Regardless of this troubling legislation, Landmarks Patricia and Phil Muck continues to offer assistance to many historic religious 22. Wesley Center A. M. E. Zion Church, Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Novak, Jr. properties whose congregations are committed to Hill District Susan Olaharski 23. Zion Christian Church, Mt. Oliver Nancy and Jeffrey Orman maintaining and restoring aging structures with dwindling Pauline and James Parker, Jr. resources. Alice Greller, chair of Landmarks’ Historic 24. Zion Hill Baptist Church, Hill District James W. Perrin, Jr. Religious Properties Committee, announced its 2002 In addition, the following churches will receive Terese S. Piccoli Historic Religious Properties Grants and Technical John and Marirose Radelet technical assistance and may be awarded money in Assistance Awards at the annual awards ceremony and Margaret K. Rea 2003 if funds become available: Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney seminar on October 7 at Bellefield Presbyterian Church Dr. & Mrs. B. L. Rottschaefer in Oakland. 1. Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Homewood Virginia W. Schatz 2. Calvary United Methodist Church, Allegheny West Gerald and Else Schiller Twenty-four historic religious properties were awarded A. Reed Schroeder grants totaling $64,150, and four other churches were 3. Christian Fellowship Center, North Side F. C. Schroeder, Jr. offered technical assistance with a total value of $3,000. 4. Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, Bellevue Furman South III Grants will support a wide range of work including: W. Paul Spencer The goal of Landmarks’ Historic Religious Properties repair of stained glass, roofs, domes, and trim work; William J. Stack, Jr. program is to assist architecturally significant religious replacement of doors and windows; and master planning. Mr. & Mrs. Garrett L. Stauffer properties in Allegheny County that also provide Mildred M. Stevenson The grant awards were made possible by lead contribu- social services to their neighborhoods, have a viable Betty Anne and Ruth M. Stroup tions from George Dorman, a trustee of Landmarks, and Louise and Martin Sturgess congregation, and are able to match the grant. For more his wife Eileen; from the Patricia Thauer Named Fund at Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wilson information, contact Cathy McCollom, director of Mary Wohleber Landmarks; and from year-end membership gifts. operations and marketing (412-471-5808 ext. 516; Elsie Yuratovich Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Zierden [email protected]), or visit our Web site: www.phlf.org. Contributions Still Order an autographed copy of Needed The Allegheny Historic There’s still time to give. Our eighth annual Preservation Society, Inc. Henry Hornbostel: Historic Religious Properties Conference will presents the An Architect’s Master Touch be held this year in October. Help us reach By Walter C. Kidney our goal of raising $15,000 from our TIFFANY CONCERT members and friends to support the seminar ERIES ...a long-awaited and quite wonderful book. and grants program. S Robert J. 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Sundays at 4:00 p.m. Give today by mailing your tax-deductible to see the public ones with fresh eyes. contribution to: Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 16: Afternoon in Vienna Mary Lu Denny April 13: From Bach to Billy $49.95 less 10% discount for members of Landmarks Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation May 18: Glorious Sounds from For orders on-line: www.phlf.org 100 W Station Square Drive, Ste 450 the Round II Phone: 412-471-5808, ext. 525 Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1134 Fax: 412-471-1633 (attention Frank) Or, contact Mary Lu with your Tickets: $10 General; $8 Seniors; Students $5 Co-published by Landmarks and Roberts Rinehart Publishers credit card information: 412-471-5808, Call 412-323-1070 for reservations/information. 272 pages; 8 3/8" x 11", hard cover; 470 illustrations (including more ext. 527; [email protected]. than 200 color photographs); ISBN 1-57098-398-4 PHLF News • February 2003 Page 7 Photo by Clyde Hare

An encore performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem will be held at Scholarship The First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh on Sunday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m. Winner Reports Mozart’s Requiem will be performed on Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 p.m. from Reservations are not needed and a free-will offering is taken. For further Washington: information about the “Sanctuary 2002 National Sacred Concert Series” (also including concerts on April 12 and 27), call 412-621-0500. Trusts Conference Casey Gnage, First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh Webber concert; In the fall of 2001, Landmarks’ chair- and for a larger man Philip Hallen and president Arthur public who Ziegler met with a group interested in boarded the exploring opportunities to preserve and preservation restore our church building. Like many train with the older urban churches, the First Baptist realization that Church of Pittsburgh, located at the there is more corner of Bellefield Avenue and Bayard to the soaring Street in Oakland, suffers from Gothic of Cram declining membership and a generation or Goodhue of deferred maintenance. During the or any of the meeting, Mr. Hallen spoke enthusiasti- architects of cally about an annual conference hosted Pittsburgh’s amazing religious structures by Partners for Sacred Places. A year than what happens on Sunday morning later [in October 2002], and with or Friday evening. The human and cul- support from Landmarks, I attended tural impact of these structures on the the conference as a representative of life of our community is at the heart of our congregation. each city’s need to preserve and protect The Washington National Cathedral the religious structures which are the provided an inspirational setting for the legacy of our parents and grandparents. Sacred Trusts conference. Right from the The profound appreciation of start we were encouraged to begin to Pittsburgh’s music community––and look at our historic buildings not as of the preservation community––is in expensive liabilities, but as assets to be order for the Sunday miracle of cooper- shared.… Each one of our historic ation and vision which showed us that sacred places of worship has a story to tribute to his stature at Duquesne and to preserving and celebrating the religious tell, one that has a place in history, and his fierce dedication to the preservation structures which are so much at the Miracle at reminds us that there are more dimen- of the historic pipe organ in Bertram heart of all we hope for in tomorrow’s sions to life than we typically encounter Goodhue’s magnificent sanctuary. uncertain world is an attainable goal for First Baptist on a daily basis. Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Pittsburgh’s citizens. Sacred places Philip Hallen, was truly a win-win situation: for music lovers who enjoyed a one-of-a-kind form a constant Chairman of Landmarks and stabilizing element in our A dedicated and volunteer group of Recognized as an Historic Landmark by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks society. highly talented musicians, mostly Foundation and located within the historic Schenley Farms District of the National In order to students from the Duquesne University Register of Historic Places, the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh was designed by preserve and School of Music, created a musical event architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and dedicated in 1912. The Modern Gothic maintain these at First Baptist Church in Oakland on structure features an impressive polychromed and gilded hardwood organ façade, structures, we November 17, 2002, which brought a grisaille windows by Charles Connick, hemispherical bells by Mears & Stainbank need to expand rare Pittsburgh performance of Andrew of England, woodwork and carving by Irving & Casson, and stone carving by our traditional Lloyd Webber’s Requiem to an overflow view of the use crowd. Lee Laurie. As a result of the November 17 performance, $10,000 was raised for the Church’s Capital Campaign Restoration Fund. of a sacred How did this amazing feat of non- place––away profit musical entrepreneurship come from one that is about and what does it tell us about the used solely for future of local performance in worship. If we Many of Landmarks’ Pittsburgh? Since I am not a music begin to reach education programs critic, I will leave any interpretation of out to other begin in historic reli- the performance to the professionals (it groups from gious properties, since was stunning in its intricacy, execution, within the and impact, in my opinion). But more community, and they are neighborhood importantly, it seemed to be an epiphany creatively seek focal points and provide for First Baptist, and for many similar out new ways to plenty of meeting space. urban churches whose diminishing partner with Here, students from congregations are searching for new others in regard Bentworth Elementary strategies to keep their buildings alive to the use of School visit Calvary and functioning in a post-congrega- space, then we United Methodist tional time with dwindling resources may stimulate Church during their and mounting bills for basic mainte- new possibilities tour of Allegheny West. nance. The extraordinary effort and and broaden our impact of this concert marked a turn- base of support. Embracing the use around of public recognition for a of our historic sacred places of worship place with an architectural heritage of also as centers of urban life offers those national importance. of us who serve as stewards of sacred The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks places a new vision to present to our Foundation has worked closely with congregations––one that is both practi- First Baptist Church and Landmarks cal and relevant. Partners for Sacred Design Associates, Inc. to create a Places also offers several tools to assist preservation plan that envisions new in this effort (www.sacredplaces.org). uses for this historic religious landmark. That Mark Pichowicz, the church’s organist and a sacred music major at Duquesne, managed to pull off a cameo performance of this magnitude is a Page 8 PHLF News • February 2003

Historic Landmark Plaque Awards in 2002 Walter C. Kidney

Morrow (above), McKelvy (right), and Weil (far right) show changes in school • The Byham Theater, which many of design from 1894 to 1942, from late- us remember as the Fulton. It has been Victorian picturesque to Eclectic and partly restored, though the Richard Modernistic styles. Haas mural was not anticipated by the architects Dodge & Morrison in 1904. The Historic Landmark Plaque • The Second Presbyterian Church of Committee, chaired by trustee Richard Wilkinsburg complex, built in a M. Scaife, met on May 15, 2002 and succession of campaigns, with building awarded 28 plaques. Nineteen of these dates of 1905, 1910, and 1928. F. went to Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Beechwood School of 1923 by Press Hoffman & Co. and T. Lawrence schools chosen trace the history of the C. Dowler, in Beechview, is symmetrical Wolfe were among its architects. building type from the end of the and Classical in its massing, although its Victorian period to the start of World detailing is simplified Gothic. Boggs • Masonic Temple, which has been War II––from Mid-Victorian “boxes” to Avenue School of 1925 by Sidney F. handsomely restored as the University Eclectic schools costumed in Tudor, Heckert, on Mt. Washington, is a sym- of Pittsburgh’s Alumni Hall. It looks Jacobean, and generalized Classical and metrical brick building with prominent as if Edward Joseph Weber, best Modernistic manners. arches and a projecting main block. known for his Catholic institutional The Morrow School of 1894, in Ingham & Boyd, designers of the work, designed at least the exterior of Brighton Heights, already shows a Board of Education buildings, were the Masonic Temple, built in 1914. departure from the plain, factory-like architects too for the Henry Clay Frick The architects of record, though, for school of the Mid-Victorian period. School in Oakland. The year was 1927, this arcane building in the Oakland Samuel McClarren designed a building and the presence at the time of the old Civic Center were Janssen & Abbott. with variegated Roman brick and Bellefield School on Fifth Avenue • The Corliss Tunnel, though easily hipped roofs to impart a warmer explains the plainness of Frick toward overlooked by drivers on West Carson impression. (As with many of these Fifth Avenue; but that plainness is Street. The bravura portals of cream- schools, additions have complicated the redeemed by elegant fronts facing the colored terra cotta on massive con- original appearance.) side streets. Two other schools of 1927 crete are works of 1914 by City The Fulton School in Highland Park were awarded Historic Landmark Architect Stanley Roush. dates from 1894 as well, with additions plaques: Knoxville, another work of of 1900 and 1929. Charles Bartberger Press C. Dowler, added to in 1930 and • The Borough of Dormont Swimming designed the earlier parts, and 1935, and Taylor Allderdice High Pool of 1920. Maximilian Nirdlinger the last part, School in Squirrel Hill, where a giant which attempts to mitigate the rugged • The County Office Building, down- Ionic portico and a big chimney con- town on Ross Street. Designed in the original look. tribute to the best-known work of McCleary School in Lawrenceville, 1920s by Stanley Roush, who was Robert Maurice Trimble. then County Architect, the County designed in 1900 by Ulysses J. L. A work of Edward B. Lee, Connelly Peoples, retains enough of its free Office Building harmonizes well with School—half-Classical, half plain indus- the ruggedly textured Romanesque Renaissance character to remain distinc- trial—has loomed over the Triangle tive. Linden School in Point Breeze has Courthouse and the smoothly textured since 1930 from its situation on the Hill Classical City-County Building. The grown into a character-full hodgepodge above the Pennsylvanian. Prospect behind its 1903 front by Ellsworth stonework of Roush’s Italian School, on the Mt. Washington hilltop, Romanesque arcade—three stories Dean. Fort Pitt up in Garfield is is an Art Deco building by Marion M. picturesque Tudor, crowning a hill as high on a basement one-story high—is Steen begun in 1931 and enlarged in carved with low-relief sculptures. several Pittsburgh schools do; it was 1936. Steen went on as the staff archi- begun in 1905 and enlarged in 1910 to tect of the Board of Education, and • The Grotto in Avalon, a design-it- designs by the architecturally active designed the following, all to some yourself work of 1928–32, built by Bartberger family. In that same year of extent “modern” though not in a rigor- Slovak Franciscans. 1905 Miller School was erected in the ous International Style: the • Allegheny General Hospital Hill by John Blair Elliott; Marion M. spare, tawny part of Steen designed an addition to Miller on the North Side, designed Washington School, added in 1930 by York & Sawyer. School in 1938, including a polychro- in 1937 to the original matic Art Deco auditorium. The white-brick building, Lawrenceville school; the with touches of blue and The Baxter-Brushton School in brick, sandstone, and terra- Brushton was an early essay in green terra cotta and pink cotta element added to and gray granite, is perhaps Modernism of a sort inspired by the Letsche School on the Hill Prairie School of architecture. Kiehnel the most beautiful hospital in in 1941; and Weil School, Western Pennsylvania. & Elliott designed the original part of also on the Hill, built in With a boost from Landmarks 1909, and Kiehnel, Elliott & Chalfant 1942. All in all, the foregoing is an chairman Philip Hallen, Kufere designed an addition of 1911; there was Nine other structures that impressive list of landmarks Laing unveiled the Historic a further addition in 1929. were awarded plaques are that add distinction and charac- Landmark plaque for Miller In 1911, architect Carlton Strong, listed here in chronological ter to our region and neighbor- School on May 16, 2002. Students best remembered for Catholic institu- order: hoods. in the after-school enrichment pro- tional architecture, designed McKelvy If you would like to nomi- • The Abishai (or Nicholas) Detail, Weil School gram sponsored by Mercy Hospital School on the Hill: a handsome nate a structure in Allegheny Way house in Edgeworth, and Landmarks performed at the Tudoresque composition overlooked County that is older than 50 built in 1838. Its temple-fronted dedication ceremony. Esther L. until recently. Back in Garfield, society years for an Historic Landmark plaque, porch, though not Grecian in detail- Bush, president and CEO of the architects Janssen & Abbott designed contact Cathy McCollom (412-471- the Rogers School, erected in 1914. A ing, has a Greek Revival effect, and Urban League of Pittsburgh and a 5808, ext. 516; [email protected]). Or, sparingly detailed work in brown brick, dresses up what was really otherwise trustee of Landmarks, and James visit our Web site (www.phlf.org) to it relied on its handsomely proportioned a rather plain house in a high-style T. Steen, son of Marion M. Steen, download an application. Applications fenestration for its fine effect. manner. architect of the Miller School are accepted on an on-going basis; a committee meeting is held once a year. auditorium, were among the honored guests. PHLF News • February 2003 Page 9 PRESERVATION FOCUS

A stretch of the North Side, as seen from Frank Curto Park along Bigelow Boulevard: warehouses, Route 28, St. Nicholas Church and grotto, greenspace, and Troy Hill houses––a characteristic and singular Pittsburgh landscape.

White, placing outbound traffic above the railroad would free all of the exist- Our Initiatives Raise New Hopes ing lanes for inbound traffic and elimi- nate the necessity of destroying property or carving into the hillside. He has for Threatened Route 28 Properties studied each intersection and asserts Charles L. Rosenblum that his plan maintains satisfactory or superior standards for traffic flow as well as on- and off-ramps. He also This is the first in a series of articles on hemisphere and the center of a lively maintains that because the railroad does issues affecting the historic built environ- historic community known as Mala not use the airspace above the tracks, Jaska. ment. Charles L. Rosenblum is a member of legislative and financial means for using The Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Landmarks, an architectural historian and the space should be explored. “My has expressed interest in selling the critic, and adjunct assistant professor at personal opinion is that this could all church to PennDOT (presumably to be Carnegie Mellon University. be done satisfactorily,” he says. destroyed). However, a group of parish- More importantly, perhaps, White is ioners has emphatically supported Since announcing plans in 1999, working to generate political support preservation. The city’s designation of PennDOT has claimed that their for his plan. He has already sent a letter the building as an Historic Structure last proposal to expand Route 28 would to State Senator Jack Wagner and year did not necessarily resolve the improve safety and traffic flow, espe- Representative Don Walko describing issue, because PennDOT has not cially at choke points such as the 31st the plan and asking for a meeting. announced specifically how they will Street Bridge. However, their designs Many believe that support by such legis- treat the church if they buy it. They for two widened levels of traffic with lators is the key to forcing PennDOT have discussed moving it, which already extensive retaining walls have raised a into historically and environmentally happened once in 1921; however, the number of preservation and related reasonable actions. White has discussed Diocese has told the parishioners that concerns. Fortunately, a proposal by this concept with State Senator Jim they must create an endowment to care the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Ferlo, deputy mayor Tom Cox, and for the church if the Diocese must Foundation may yet save the buildings The sanctuary of St. Nicholas Church. PennDOT district engineer Ray Hack. continue to own it. PennDOT has not and greenspaces in question. At the time of writing, meetings were announced any plans to save the The most apparent endangered land- scheduled to take place early in the new remarkable outdoor grotto of Our Lady unique and wonderful thing about the mark under PennDOT plans has been year. The possibilities, though uncertain, of Lourdes, which dates to 1944. city of Pittsburgh, and PennDOT is St. Nicholas Church. Designed in 1901 show promise. Jack Schmitt of Meanwhile, preservationists have about to ruin it,” by scarring a hillside by Frederick Sauer, the structure has Preservation Pittsburgh says, “When we taken full measure of the threats that two miles in length that is highly visible distinctive Baroque onion domes and show them how their communities and PennDOT’s plans present. Beyond along the Allegheny River. moldings that are visible for miles their hillside will be gone, the politicians St. Nicholas, numerous properties PennDOT does claim to be responsive along the Allegheny River. It is also the have their eyes opened. We think they along Route 28 and into Troy Hill to community concerns. They have held oldest Croatian church in the western will demand that the plan get changed.” and Deutschtown would succumb to meetings with Troy Hill residents and the wrecking ball. Two Greek Revival claim to be acting upon requests to houses from the 19th century period of preserve St. Nicholas and keep a Rialto The grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Pennsylvania Canal would fall, as Street connection. “We’re trying to do designed in 1944. would a former hotel and brewery the right thing,” one engineer told the built by German immigrants. Estimates Pittsburgh City Paper. Preservation of the number of structures to be activists disagree. Sandra Brown of destroyed range from twelve to fifty. Preservation Pittsburgh laments, Because PennDOT has declined to state “PennDOT was going ahead with an exact figure, the higher estimates meetings on the final design when the are gaining credence. city had not been notified.” The proposed retaining wall has A new initiative by Landmarks may also elicited concern. Some feel that the have better results. Landmarks recently concrete expanse, rising up to eighty feet formed a transportation committee to and replacing what is now a sweeping address Route 28 and other issues. greenspace, would be a tragedy, if it George R. White, a former faculty were constructed, rivaling the loss of member at the Harvard Business School historic properties. Arthur Lubetz, and former Vice President for Research former president of Preservation at the University of Pittsburgh, who is a Pittsburgh, warns, “The greenspace is a transportation engineer, leads the group. White is proposing an alternative design St. Nicholas Church of 1901 is threat- for Route 28 that would use space ened by the proposed expansion of above the existing railroad tracks for Route 28. an elevated highway. According to Page 10 PHLF News • February 2003

MY OLD HOUSE! What Should I Do?

Homeowners and owners of historic buildings will be able to find answers to their questions about repairing, maintaining, and appropriately changing their property—and they will have the chance to meet with architects, craftspersons, insurers, lenders, and other experts at Landmarks’ Old House Fair. The Eighth Annual Old House Fair will be held on Saturday, February 22 at Victoria Hall in Bloomfield, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dollar Bank, with support from Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. and Pittsburgh City Paper, in association with Victoria Hall and Molly’s Trolleys.

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Since its inception in 1996, Landmarks’ Old House Fair has been held at Victoria Hall, 201 South Winebiddle Street in Bloomfield. We thank Joedda Sampson, a trustee of Landmarks and the owner of Victoria Hall, for her generous donation of space and for the continuing cooperation of her staff.

Also bring photographs showing restoration work you have accom- plished, if you are willing to share The Sponsors gage products, investment opportunities, advice and “lessons learned” with and financial planning. others. This “non-professionals area” “This is a natural fit for Dollar Bank,” Visitors to the Old House Fair also was one of the most popular offerings at says Gary Prestigiacomo, the Bank’s vice will be able to board Molly’s Trolleys the Old House Fair last year, stimulating president for marketing. “As the oldest for a guided tour of Bloomfield, animated conversation between home- continuously operating bank in Garfield, and Friendship. Twenty- owners “with restoration experience” Pittsburgh, we share Landmarks’ dedi- minute trolley tours are offered through- and novices. cation to preserving the architectural out the day, beginning at 11:00 a.m; we Throughout the Fair, experts will give landmarks in this region and to working thank Molly’s Trolleys for donating presentations in the Chapel. To choose with people to strengthen our historic their services to make these tours just three: Pat McGonigle of Welte neighborhoods.” Dollar Bank also sup- possible. Roofing will address the needs of the ports Landmarks’ education program, Pittsburgh City Paper will help older roof; Kirk Weaver of Stained Glass by underwriting the Timeline of Key Landmarks promote the Old House Resources (and past president of the Events in African-American History in Fair. According to City Paper represen- Stained Glass Association of America) Allegheny County, among other tative Paul Klatzkin: “Through a series will talk about stained glass repair and projects. of ads and a special pull-out section in maintenance; and Richard Liberto of As part of their financial planning the February 19 edition, we will spread Liberto Landscaping will offer guidance services, Hefren-Tillotson “helps indi- news of the Old House Fair to our on appropriate landscaping and gardens viduals formulate a life plan, or ‘Master- 361,000-plus readers, many of whom for historic buildings. plan,’ that enables them to realize some are young, first-time homeowners in city of their dreams—like owning or restor- neighborhoods.” ing an historic house,” according to Dates, Time, and Susie Barbour, vice president of market- Admission ing, “so it is most appropriate that our The Old House Fair will be held on firm support the Old House Fair.” The Experts Saturday, February 22 from 10:00 a.m. Founded in Pittsburgh in 1948, Hefren- About 50 experts (a partial list is to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 per Tillotson is today one of the oldest and included on page 11) will have displays person for members of Landmarks and largest full-service investment firms and printed information about their $10.00 per person for non-members. headquartered in Western Pennsylvania. projects and services and will be happy Admission is free for children 12 and Hefren-Tillotson also has developed an to talk with homeowners about specific under. Advance reservations are not on-going relationship with Landmarks problems. needed. For information contact over the past several years since finan- One-on-one meetings with architects Cathy McCollom (412-471-5808, cial advisor Belynda Slaugenhaupt vol- and craftsmen will allow the public to ext. 516; [email protected]) or visit unteers several hours of her time each “Ask the Experts” questions about www.oldhousefair.com. week to help Landmarks with various restoring old houses or working with projects. architects or contractors. Architectural Representatives from Dollar Bank historians will be available throughout and Hefren-Tillotson will be on hand to the day to discuss “What Style is Your Photos from talk with people about various mort- House.” Remember to bring a photo of your house if you are interested in Come this Fe knowing more about its style! PHLF News • February 2003 Page 11

2003 Old House Fair Vendors (Partial listing as of December 31, 2002.) About 50 dealers will participate in the Old House Fair. Vendors who are interested in signing up for a booth or participating as speakers should contact Cathy McCollom: Help Is Available in Pittsburgh and on theWeb 412-471-5808 ext.516; [email protected]. 1. Aquaguard Systems, Inc. 1844 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15221 How do I research the history Contact: Debra Zoeller of my house? 412-242-6500 412-242-9805 (fax) • Do-it-yourselfers should consult 2. Community Design Center of Pittsburgh Martin Aurand’s Pittsburgh 945 Liberty Avenue — Loft #2 Architecture: A Guide to Resources, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 now updated on the CMU Contact: Sandra Heard Architecture Archives Web site. 412-391-4333 412-391-1282 (fax) You will learn the scope and where- [email protected] abouts of building permits, plat books, 3. Construction Junction, Inc. city directories, architectural and 6331 AVRR building journals, historic (Under 62nd Street Bridge) photographic collections, etc., etc. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 www.library.cmu.edu/Research/ Contact: Michael Gable 412-799-0805 ArchArch. 4. Custom Carpentry 300 8th Street • Plutocrats can hire Carol Peterson Oakmont, PA 15139 to do their house history for them. Contact: David Kelly Call her at 412-687-0342. 412 779-2879 412-826-8135 (fax) [email protected] 5. Dollar Bank Where do I go for restoration 3 Gateway Center - 9 North advice? • The National Park Service offers Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • The Western Pennsylvania “Preservation Briefs” which • The Community Design Center of Contact: Rob Wareham Craftsmen’s Guild, recently address most aspects of cleaning, Asst. Vice President Pittsburgh offers a Renovation organized by Jerry Wilson, George repairing, restoring, and maintain- 412-521-7063 Information Network designed to Starz, John Kelly, and Dave Kelly, ing historic buildings. Information 6. Executive Chimney Sweeps provide guidance to owners of older is a free referral service, linking is thorough and well-organized. and Fireplaces city homes for a small fee. For further 130 S. Fairmont Street interested customers to qualified View by accessing information call 412-391-4333. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 member craftsmen. You can learn www2.cr.nps.gov/, go to Historic Contact: Paul and Diana Dolan more about their services at Buildings, and choose 412-362-2306 www.westpenncraftguild.com or “Preservation Briefs.” 7. Kelly Art Glass Co. call 412-784-8015. 28 Beckert Street Pittsburgh, PA 15209 Contact: John Kelly 412 821-3207 412 821-3207 (fax) [email protected] 8. Mars Lumber, Inc. 1084 Mars-Evans City Road Mars, PA 16046 Contact: Robert O. Sarver, Jr. 724-625-2224 9. Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History 531 East Ohio Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Contact: Bruce H. Klein 412-231-7881 412-231-1717 [email protected] 10. Preservation Pittsburgh 201 S. Winebiddle Street Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Contact: Sandra Brown, President 11. Red Clay Tile Works 75 Meade Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15202 Contact: Anders Anderson 412-734-222 888-316-4241 [email protected] 12. Slaughterhouse Gallery & Studios 5136 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Contact: Donald Reed 412-782-6474 412-782-8474 (fax) [email protected] 13. South Side Local Development Company 50 S. 14th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Contact: Tom Hardy 412-481-0651 412-481-2624 14. Starz Interior Restoration 5152 Coral Street Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Contact: George Starz 412-441-0666 15. Welte Roofing 535 McNeilly Road Pittsburgh, PA 15226 Contact: Pat McGonigle 412-341-9400 412-341-6164 16. Wilson & McCracken 5255 Butler Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201-2624 m Years Past: Contact: Jerry Wilson ebruary 22 to Victoria Hall 412-784-1772 For an up-to-date listing, check the Web site at www.oldhousefair.com. Page 12 PHLF News • February 2003 PRESERVATION SCENE

Success Stories...

Fifth Avenue and Woodland Road, Shadyside. Howe-Childs Gate House Chatham College’s $2.2 million restora- Dr. Esther L. Barazzone, president of tion/rehabilitation of the Howe-Childs Chatham College and a trustee of the Gate House is nearing completion––and Pittsburgh History & Landmarks what a tremendous undertaking it has Foundation, recognized the potential been. Chatham College, and the restora- and importance of the Gate House: it Vacant for 16 years and almost beyond salvation, the Bost Building of 1892 tion architects, contractors, and land- could provide a gracious and visible at 623 East Eighth Avenue in Homestead was restored and renovated by scape designers, are to be commended entrance for the campus, and preserva- MacLachlan Cornelius & Filoni and Jendoco Construction. The National Historic for their efforts to save this rare exam- tion of the structure would add to the Landmark now serves as the headquarters of the Steel Industry Heritage ple of a 19th-century Victorian cottage city’s architectural heritage. Corporation and as a visitors center for the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. in Pittsburgh. Landmarks Design Associates, Inc. prepared the restoration drawings Bost Building Dedication in 2001 and the Sota Construction as a hotel, the Bost Building became Company began work in April 2002. known around the world when, in July The Howe-Childs Gate House will Photo by Ed Massery of 1892, it served as the headquarters open this spring as the Chatham College of the Amalgamated Association of Welcome Center and headquarters Iron and Steel Workers and the press of the College Arboretum. The Welcome offices for correspondents who filed Center will include guest suites for daily stories about the drama that pitted college speakers, out-of-town trustees Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and alumni, and perspective students and the Carnegie Steel Company against and parents. The house was completely restored the steel workers’ labor union. Union Thomas Howe originally constructed on the exterior, while the interior, workers monitored activities in the mill “Willow Cottage” in the early 1860s for which had been gutted by the previous and along the Monongahela River from his widowed daughter, Elizabeth Childs, owner, was rehabilitated in a sympa- the building’s third story “lookout.” and her children. The Childs family and thetic manner. GWSM, Inc. designed a In 1987 the Bost Building was vacant The confrontation’s climax came when their descendants lived in the house until “parking garden” adjacent to the house, and forelorn. Sporting a sign for Pepsi Frick hired 300 armed Pinkerton guards 1947. The house remained a charming thereby accommodating cars in a wood- and hotdogs, the building was a shadow and floated them from Bellevue to feature on Fifth Avenue—even though land landscape. Trustees of Landmarks of its former self. On September 30, Homestead on barges. The union that street lost much of its 19th-century were given a tour of the house on 2002, the building—now a National workers and Pinkertons clashed on the “Millionaire’s Row” character––and a November 4, 2002 when restoration Historic Landmark—was rededicated as river’s edge (now “Pinkerton’s Landing”) promising introduction to the park-like was still in progress. the visitors center for the Rivers of Steel and 10 men were killed. Ultimately the area of Woodland Road mansions and Many individuals and organizations, National Heritage Area and the offices Pennsylvania Militia was called in to Chatham College beyond. including the Pennsylvania Historical and archives of the Steel Industry quell the chaotic situation. The rare surviving Victorian cottage and Museum Commission, have con- Heritage Corporation. To underscore the The Bost Building has undergone a fared less well in private hands. In spite tributed to the restoration. Contributions importance of the event to this region, two-year, $4.5 million restoration thanks of its designation in 1986 as a City are still needed. Members of Landmarks Governor Mark Schweiker attended the to funding from the National Park Historic Structure, the house deterio- are encouraged to send donations, dedication along with Congressman Service, the Pennsylvania Department of rated greatly over the past two decades. payable to Chatham College, to: Mike Doyle, who has been a tireless Community and Economic Development, Chatham College’s purchase of the Mary Kay Poppenberg supporter of this initiative. August the Department of Conservation and house in 2001 saved it from certain ruin Vice President for Institutional Carlino, president and CEO of the Natural Resources, the Heritage Parks and resulted in its designation to “Save Advancement Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Program, The Pittsburgh Foundation, America’s Treasures,” a listing compiled Chatham College said the “Bost Building stands as a testa- and the Pennsylvania capital budget. by the White House Millennium Council Woodland Road ment to the resolve of the community It now features a third-floor gallery that and the National Trust for Historic Pittsburgh, PA 15232 to rebuild its main street corridor and includes an exhibition on the Battle of Preservation. in honor of the men and women who Homestead, two restored rooms used by worked in the steel industry.” union leaders in 1892, archives, a gift The Bost Building was at the center shop, and offices. The third-floor gallery of one of labor history’s most dramatic is open to the public, Monday through Preservation Progress in Mt. Lebanon episodes—the Homestead Lockout and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have three noteworthy items to share with our Strike. Completed in 1892 and intended The Steel Industry Heritage Corpora- members. First, Mt. Lebanon’s Art Deco municipal tion has been working to have the building at 710 Washington Road, constructed in Bost Building, Pinkerton’s Landing, 1929–30 to the designs of architect William H. King, Hot Metal Bridge, Carrie Furnace in Jr., will be restored and renovated in 2003–04 by Rankin, and Pump House collectively Rothschild Architects, P.C. and Landmarks Design dedicated as a National Park. Landmarks Associates, Inc. The building was listed as eligible supports this endeavor and believes How You Can Help for the National Register of Historic Places in the National Park will help anchor Landmarks’ county-wide survey of 1979–84. • Help us cover the County by the Eighth Avenue Main Street which Second, the school district will be renovating the contacting Frank Stroker with Landmarks had listed on the National seven elementary schools in Mt. Lebanon over the preservation success stories, losses, Register in 1990 and for which we have next few years; six of the seven were designed by the or endangered sites: 412-471-5808, established a loan program and façade prominent Pittsburgh firm of Ingham & Boyd (and its successor firm) between 1923 ext. 525 or [email protected] restoration fund. Landmarks is still and 1959. The renovation project will preserve Mt. Lebanon’s tradition of historic battling CVS/Gustine’s effort to demol- • Encourage your friends to join neighborhood schools and provide needed infrastructure improvements. ish an entire block of buildings on Landmarks so our base of support And third, the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board, an advisory board Eighth Avenue in the National Register grows and so our influence is felt in formed within the municipal government in 2002, hopes to begin a professionally Historic District. every neighborhood in the County. directed survey of the six square-mile municipality in 2003. A grant application is (Give them the membership form now being considered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. on page 19 to complete.) PHLF News • February 2003 Page 13 More Losses The following buildings were recorded in the Allegheny County Historic Resource Survey conducted by Landmarks between 1979 and 1984.

Destroyed by fire: February 23, 2002. Edgeworth Preservation group tried for Henry Buhl house, six years to get a municipal preservation 1241 Western ordinance passed, the initiative ulti- Avenue, Allegheny ...And Losses mately failed when residents and munic- West. ipal leaders erroneously believed that The remarkable Queen property owners would value the Anne house of 1885 had historic ambiance of the area without been vacant for years and was consumed by fire and protective legislation. razed. Fortunately, other communities–– both affluent and working class––are succeeding in integrating a historic preservation ethic in their local govern- ments. Homestead and Mt. Lebanon have both decided to value and take stock of their built environment. Each community recognizes that its collection of historic places gives the community its distinctive, cohesive appearance and enduring appeal.

Demolished: May 2002. Hamilton For those who do worry that our School, Library Road, Castle Shannon. historic communities and their “sense So visible in the community because of its of place” are disappearing, there are bell tower, this school of 1904 closed in 1969. preservation strategies that can be A parking lot for the Castle Shannon Fire Demolished by owner: April 9, 2002. Thomas Leet Shields house, 436 Beaver utilized. In “Taming the Teardown” Department now fills the space. The bell was saved and is now at the Myrtle Elementary Road, Edgeworth. This was one of the Sewickley area’s earliest architect-designed the National Trust outlines a number School. houses, a work of Joseph W. Kerr, c. 1854. of possible strategies for protecting historic neighborhoods: Demolished: Pride and Preservation: 1. Designate local historic districts that July 2002. enable local commissions to review Walton proposed demolitions and new Methodist The Demolition Trend Church, construction. Elisa Cavalier Sarah and 2. Set floor-area ratios and lot coverage South 24th requirements that keep the scale of Streets, Not with a bang but a whimper. This homes in desirable neighborhoods to new construction compatible with South Side. was how the historic Thomas Leet build larger, newer homes has been existing homes. The Gothic Shields house c. 1854 ended its life as around for some time. What makes the Revival church of 1882 had delicate corbel one of the oldest pre-Civil War homes in present action disturbing is the indiffer- 3. Revise zoning and building codes to tables under the gable and eaves that were Sewickley Valley. The Federal Style ence shown to properties of historic and set standards for height, width, front exceptionally vivid. Twelve condominiums are to be developed on the now vacant lot. home at 436 Beaver Road in Edgeworth architectural significance. In fact, the and side setbacks, and other building practice of demolishing historic homes features in an effort to make new was designed by architect Joseph W. Demolished: homes fit with the surrounding scale Kerr and built by Thomas Leet Shields, and replacing them with over-sized August 12, 2002. the grandson of Major Daniel Leet “McMansions” has become so perva- and character of a neighborhood. Two commercial sive (especially with young, moneyed (1748–1830) who was a member of 4. Encourage the donation of preserva- buildings at professionals) that the National Trust George Washington’s staff during the tion easements as a vehicle by which 968–70 Liberty for Historic Preservation added Avenue, Revolutionary War. The family’s renown owners of historic properties can “teardowns in historic neighborhoods” downtown. gave us Leetsdale, Shields Lane, and preserve their homes and obtain to its annual list of Eleven Most Though not signifi- Shields Presbyterian Church. charitable tax deductions and possi- Demolished Endangered Places. cant in themselves, Notwithstanding this lineage and the bly reduce their real estate taxes. If this practice among the 30- to together they formed a cohesive group of architectural integrity of the structure, Historic easements are authorized 40-something crowd is so pervasive, Victorian buildings on a small triangular lot. the Leet Shields house was demolished by the Internal Revenue Service, then what can preservationists do to on August 9, 2002 by FreeMarkets put preservation decisions in the mitigate the problem and ensure that the chairman and CEO Glen Meakem. hands of qualified organizations, and To be demolished: convent and school next generation values its heritage more buildings of St. Paul’s Cathedral, This was not the first time Edgeworth avoid the vicissitudes of a govern- than meretricious displays of excess? 136–142 North Craig Street, Oakland. Borough lost an historic home. At least ment-appointed commission. in 1991 when Walter Greg,Wilson Kipp, To ensure that today’s youth are St. Paul Cathedral Parish sold the convent of and William Snyder purchased the B. F. introduced to preservation and cultural Ultimately community activism must 1927 and two school buildings of 1910 to Jones, III mansion in order to demolish heritage, Landmarks’ education depart- outweigh apathy if our historic commu- Oakland Catholic High School in 2002. The ment offers in-school programs, field nities and structures are to survive. convent was designed by Comes, Perry & it, nearly 40 men, women, and children McMullen, a firm established by three of trips, and architectural workshops to Could the Thomas Leet Shields home gathered at Peggy Rea’s house, donning Pittsburgh’s most important Roman Catholic black arm bands in protest over the thousands of students and teachers each have been saved through a creative architects. The stained glass windows in the razing. Yet 11 years later when equally year. Such programs have been enthusi- architectural plan, a sympathetic buyer, convent chapel were designed and made by uncompelling reasons were given for astically received by the Pittsburgh or an organized preservation effort? Hunt Studios. At the time of publication, demolishing the Shields House, nary a Public Schools, as well as by schools in Absolutely. Might a few telephone calls demolition permits had been obtained for all cry was heard from the Edgeworth Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. by the “right” people have made a three buildings. Oakland Catholic said they citizenry. I find the apathy of my home- Landmarks also provides technical difference? Possibly. For the sake of my could not be reused because of the high cost town disheartening and the trend of assistance to communities that want to hometown, I can only hope that of asbestos abatement and difficulty in recon- figuring the rooms to suit modern needs. “teardowns” in communities such as preserve their heritage and character. Newington, the Lark Inn, the Walker- In the end, however, it is the residents Way House, and many other architec- The Parish Center for ministry and outreach Edgeworth, and across the country, programs, once located in the convent build- tural landmarks do not vanish as well. alarming. of a community that must say “enough ing, will be relocated in a newly renovated Teardowns are not new, of course. is enough.” Although Cindy Giles and basement space in St. Paul’s Cathedral. The practice of tearing down smaller other members of the now defunct

These photos show the two St. Paul Cathedral Parish schools c. 1910, Demolition permits have been obtained for the former convent (left), the former grade school (middle), shortly after construction. (The former grade school is on the left.) and a former school building that is still in use (right). Page 14 PHLF News • February 2003

In general, Boston has done very well by us. Richardson’s friend John H. Ricketson, Bostonian turned Pittsburgher, spoke of the two cities as “Rosy fingered Aurora, daughter of the morning,” and “the Queen of the Night, wrapped in her sable mantle with her eyes flashing fire”; surely Aurora has given the Queen an improved dress sense and a more benign expression.

Walter C. Kidney Pittsburgh Architecture: What Boston Has Done For Us. PHLF News 131 (September 1993): 10.

Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, Pittsburgh Office, May 4, 1894. Longfellow is fifth from left (with hat); he is flanked by Alden (balding) and Harlow (leaning on the railing). Thorsten Billquist is third from left; Frederick Russell and Frank Rutan are fourth from right; the taller Rutan stands behind his partner.

Studies, New York University, June 19 Glessner House in Chicago and A. W. through June 23, 2002, seemed an Longfellow’s Sunnyledge in Pittsburgh. ideal opportunity for me to explore the On my walk down Brattle Street to the A Visit to Boston subway I located the site of Harry Boston-Pittsburgh relationship. The Albert M. Tannler conference would focus on Boston in Goodhue’s studio on Church Street. Boston, home of the first Arts and Crafts Society in America. Independent Research Boston and Pittsburgh: Edward J. Weber apparently worked for The program consisted of almost A Special Relationship? several Boston firms. Harvard student four full days of 45-minute slide-lectures and Site Visits Edward B. Lee spent two summers with The NYU conference would be the When I joined Landmarks’ staff in supplemented by evening receptions Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson and joined centerpiece of a visit that included 1991, I became involved in some of the devoted to the decorative arts, and Alden & Harlow in Pittsburgh after some 10 hours of research in the pre-publication activities for Architecture tours of Trinity Church, Harvard graduation. In Pittsburgh, John T. Fine Arts and Microfilm departments after Richardson: Regionalism before University, and the Longfellow Comes worked for Peabody & Stearns’ at the Boston Public Library, a meeting Modernism—Longfellow, Alden, and National Historic Site. Pittsburgh office, headed by Colbert with Boston historian and Cram Harlow in Boston and Pittsburgh, by About 145 attendees (some enrolled MacClure, and Janssen and Weber both biographer Douglass Shand-Tucci, the late Margaret Henderson Floyd (co- for credit) heard presentations by lead- worked for MacClure & Spahr’s firm, and an architectural excursion or two. published in 1994 with the University of ing authorities on the Arts and Crafts established here in 1901. I had corresponded with Janice Chicago Press). Margaret, who became movement. I found presentations on Ralph Adams Cram, his partner Chadbourne, curator of the Fine Arts a friend and mentor to many of us, John La Farge, William Grueby, H. Bertram G. Goodhue, and craftsmen Department of the Boston Public stated frequently that there were sub- Langford Warren, Boston furniture, they employed—Bertram’s brother and Library on several occasions and now stantial affinities between the built—and Japanese print collectors, and landscape nephew, Harry and Wright Goodhue, visited her department in person. By to a degree, natural—environments of designers enlightening. Most memorable and other stained glass artists Wilbur prior arrangement a book truck of Boston and Pittsburgh. What she saw were presentations by Alan Crawford, H. Burnham, Charles J. Connick, and dissertations, exhibition catalogues, from a Boston perspective, was at first author of the definitive study of Charles Reynolds, Francis & Rohnstock; the and manuscript materials 1885–1915 elusive to those of us in Pittsburgh, Robert Ashbee; Ashbee’s daughter, sculptors John Kirchmayer and John was ready for my perusal; Boston and native and newcomer alike. Felicity (b. 1913) who had just pub- Evans (again) and the cabinetmakers Cambridge directories would be viewed Her books on H. H. Richardson and lished a splendid biography of her William F. Ross & Co. and Irving & in the Microfilm department. his heirs identified the first generation of mother, Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, Casson; and the Grueby Faience Douglass Shand-Tucci had invited Boston architectural firms to work in and the Arts & Crafts Movement Company—first worked in Pittsburgh me to dinner at the Harvard Club the Pittsburgh, and drew attention to the (Syracuse, 2002); and Peter Cormack of a decade after Richardson. (Goodhue evening I arrived in Boston. Walter substantial number of their apprentices the William Morris Gallery, London. would return in the early 1920s; Kidney and I had met Douglass in and designers who settled in Pittsburgh Peter, who visited Pittsburgh in April Cram—and many of the craftsmen— September 1994 and had given him a and established architectural firms here. 2001, spoke about Charles J. Connick. in the late 1920s and the 1930s.) tour of Pittsburgh; since then Douglass Henry Hobson Richardson and His presentation was revelatory; most of Landscape designers Olmsted has kindly answered questions and artistic collaborators such as John Evans the audience heard about and saw—for Brothers and Ellen Biddle Shipman commented on my articles concerning and A. H. Davenport & Co. worked the first time—the work of served clients in Pittsburgh, Vandergrift, Boston. During this visit we in Pittsburgh in the 1880s, and his America’s finest stained glass and Sewickley. remembered Margaret Floyd, designers and draftsmen Frank E. Alden, artist of the 20th-century. Only a few are known to have made discussed his revised and Alexander W. Longfellow, Frank Rutan, A tour of Cambridge the journey from Pittsburgh to Boston: expanded Built in Boston and Frederick Russell established prac- sites on July 23 Alexander W. Longfellow amicably (2000), his architectural tices here. Alfred B. Harlow, a Boston passed Richardson’s left Longfellow, Alden & Harlow history of Harvard employee of McKim, Mead & White, Stoughton House and (1886–1896) to take over the firm’s (2001), and the much would later join his MIT classmates Longfellow, Alden & New England workload under his own anticipated publication Longfellow and Alden in the firm that Harlow’s Cambridge name, and Charles J. Connick settled in of the second volume of for a decade called both Boston and City Hall, and we Boston c. 1908 after living some twenty his biography of Cram. Pittsburgh home. visited Richardson’s years in Pittsburgh. I arranged to visit Cram Richardson’s successor firm, Shepley, Sever and Austin Halls and Goodhue’s first major Rutan & Coolidge, and the prolific and at Harvard. John Evans’ church, All Saints, Ashmont, influential firm of Peabody & Stearns “Sources and Inspiration: exuberant Celtic knotwork on which has the earliest American window worked for Pittsburgh clients and Austin Hall (c. 1884 and usually lost in Boston as a Beacon for by the important English arts and crafts brought their staff to the city. Benno the Arts and Crafts photographs; see, however, Shand-Tucci, Janssen worked in Boston for Shepley, Harvard University, 242) anticipated Rutan & Coolidge (and for Parker & Movement” medallions in the Allegheny County Thomas), and MIT graduates Colbert The fourth conference on the Arts and Courthouse lobby c. 1888. I saw the A. MacClure and Albert H. Spahr Crafts Movement sponsored by the 1759 staircase in the Longfellow house, One of the two Allegheny County apprenticed with Peabody & Stearns. School of Continuing and Professional progenitor of staircases in Richardson’s Courthouse medallions (above). PHLF News • February 2003 Page 15

glass designer, Christopher Whall, and Society of Arts and Crafts, A collection of miscellaneous account The firm remains at that location in glass, woodwork, and stone carving Boston books 1880–1914 (with gaps and some 1892. (The 1892 Boston city directory by Harry Goodhue, Charles Connick, later entries) dated the Calvary font to lists Henry Hunt, stained glass worker, John Evans, and John Kirchmayer, The first Arts and Crafts exhibition in 1907 and mentioned another unspeci- with rooms at 123 Pinckney Street.) all of whom would reappear in Calvary America was held April 5–16, 1897 and fied “detail” modeled for Calvary that In 1893 Leake & Greene return to Church, Pittsburgh. I was joined by the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston year; mantels carved for Longfellow, Pittsburgh, where they remain for some Peter Cormack, Alan Crawford, Marilyn [SACB] (1897–present) was organized Alden & Harlow, Alden & Harlow, and dozen years. They prominently display Justice of the Connick Foundation, shortly thereafter. MacClure & Spahr; details modeled for their work at the 1905 Pittsburgh and Salem architect Lance Kasparian. One of the founding members was MacClure & Spahr’s Union National Architectural Club Exhibition; some Lance organized a side trip later that Alexander W. Longfellow, who had Bank at Fourth and Wood in 1906 and exhibits are illustrated in the catalogue. afternoon to see a window by Ford & recently returned to Boston from J. & L. Steel Co., 200 Ross Street, in In 1906, Henry Hunt opens Hunt Brooks, a Boston firm who decorated Pittsburgh. Other SACB members or 1908; and a font, altar, and bronze Studios (which remains in business and designed most of the stained glass exhibitors of interest to me were: work for Leake & Greene (discussed today). Leake & Greene exhibit glass for Weary & Kramer’s First United Charles J. Connick, Ralph Adams below). Two pages of a notebook dated designed by Tabor Sears at the 1906 Methodist Church in Pittsburgh. Cram, A. H. Davenport, John Evans, April 27, 1916 are filled with sketches Architectural League of New York Bertram G. Goodhue, Harry Goodhue, of designs for columns, gargoyles, relief exhibition. Then they vanish. Boston to Pittsburgh and Wright Goodhue, William Grueby, statues, a Calvary group, and various In 1898, Leake & Greene installed Irving & Casson, Karl Kipp (East decorative elements for St. Agnes’ the great glass mosaic Thaw Memorial Back Again—Architects Aurora, NY), John Kirchmayer, Church, Cleveland, by Pittsburgh archi- Reredos in Emmanuel Episcopal and Exhibitions Robert Jarvie (Chicago), Henry Mercer tect John T. Comes (demolished). Church. Cartoons for the reredos were (Doylestown, Pa.), Frederick Law So, what did I learn? The conference exhibited at the 1898 AIA architecture Olmsted, William F. Ross, William and Boston itself helped me to better exhibition in Pittsburgh. Since Henry Willet, and Samuel Yellin (Philadelphia). understand actors, activities, and places. Hunt was their glassman, it is virtually A non-resident member from Pittsburgh In the library I traced the organizational certain he made and probably designed was C. D. Armstrong (1919–27) who histories of several firms and studios, it. We now know that Leake & Greene may have been Charles D. Armstrong, searched exhibition catalogues for work also ordered the altar, the font, and president of the Armstrong Cork by Pittsburgh architectural firms and some unspecified bronze work from Company. Pittsburgh buildings by Boston architec- John Evans & Co. as part of this Reading in Beverly K. Brandt’s tural firms exhibited in Boston, and installation. 1985 dissertation on the SACB, I was tracked Boston architectural students struck by a review of the 1907 SACB and apprentices who later moved exhibition by prominent Boston critic Further Research to Pittsburgh. Frederick W. Coburn. (Ms. Brandt also My 2002 visit to Boston was exploratory cited Coburn’s review in her conference and I anticipate that there will be Boston Architectural Club talk.) The review, published in The future visits and further investigations. I looked through Boston Architectural Nation (February 21, 1907), proclaimed Identifying the Boston firms in which Club [BAC] (1880–present) catalogues that the 1907 SACB exhibition heralded Edward J. Weber worked is one goal. from the first exhibition in 1890 to the the ascendancy of the American Beaux- Although I did not find any reference exhibition of 1914, roughly parallel to Arts over the original (English) character to the firm of Leake & Greene prior to the time period of architectural exhibi- of the Arts and Crafts Movement 1889, Margaret Henderson Floyd cites a tions in Pittsburgh, sponsored first by in Boston: letter by A. W. Longfellow of March 14, the AIA and then by the Pittsburgh a movement that was originally 1887, from which she concludes that Architectural Club. (Assessing the impact romantic, Gothic, and reactionary “Leake & Greene … was already of the many Bostonians who exhibited and one that is still so, in the main, working with Longfellow and Alden Reredos, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, work in Pittsburgh 1898–1916 is in the land of its origin …. The on the richly decorated interior of the West North and Allegheny Avenues, another, related subject.) handicraft movement is … rapidly fourth East Liberty Presbyterian Church BAC members with Pittsburgh detaching itself from its original Allegheny West. in 1886.” I’d like to see this letter, connections included Edward J. Weber impetus. Operated upon by which is at the Longfellow National (1902/1906, non-resident member national forces, its present trend is Leake & Greene Historical Site—and take another look 1907–1912); Albert H. Spahr (non- in the direction of classicism …. The decorating firm of Leake & Greene at that staircase. resident member 1902); and David J. [184–185] has been a mystery. Did they work on Myers (non-resident member 1904 and Longfellow, Alden & Harlow’s East a draftsman with MacClure & Spahr Was this 1907 trend toward Liberty Presbyterian Church (gone)? in Pittsburgh). classicism quite as thoroughgoing as Why and when did they have offices in Landmarks Boston architects exhibited the Coburn hoped? Why did the Pittsburgh Boston and in Pittsburgh? The partners Welcomes following Pittsburgh projects: Peabody Architectural Club seem to move in did build a house for themselves in 1893 & Stearns exhibited a Pittsburgh resi- the opposite direction, if you will, on Church Lane in Edgeworth; Margaret CB Richard Ellis/Pittsburgh dence (1899); Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge when it showcased American and Henderson Floyd attributes the design Citizens Bank exhibited Shadyside Presbyterian European avant-garde works in its to Longfellow, Alden & Harlow. The Ellwood Group, Inc. Church (1899); Cram, Goodhue & 1907 exhibition? Questions to ponder A first person account of Leake & Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Ferguson exhibited Calvary Episcopal and examine further. Greene comes from Henry Hunt, Church repeatedly (1906/1907/1908/ although he does not mention the Matthews Educational and Charitable Trust 1910) and First Baptist Church (1912); John Evans firm by name, written in 1941 when Charles J. Connick, during a 1900–02 Hunt was 70: Mylan Laboratories, Inc. One of my objectives was to find out interlude as a Bostonian, exhibited a In September 1889, I went to Omni William Penn Hotel more about the Welsh stone carver John Design for a Figure Window, “Veritas” Pittsburgh to open a new shop …. Evans. His workmen carved the orna- Oxford Development Company (1902); and Edward J. Weber exhibited In 1891, we moved the shop to ment on Richardson’s Allegheny County PNC Bank a drawing of an antique vase (1906) Boston …. In 1893 we moved the Courthouse (1886–88) and would just before moving to Pittsburgh. shop back to Pittsburgh, and in Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership return to carve the baptismal font at Pittsburgh architects exhibiting at 1906 I started in business for Pittsburgh Steeler Sports Cram’s Calvary Episcopal Church c. the BAC included Longfellow, Alden & myself. Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel 1907. Did he undertake other work in Harlow (1890/1895), Rutan & Russell Pittsburgh? Victoria Hall (1910), and John T. Comes (1910). City directories largely corroborate John Evans (1847–1923) was born in Details of William Willet’s chancel Hunt’s recollections and add further as Corporate Caernarvon, Wales, and trained as a window in Calvary Church were information. Member Benefactors stone carver, probably in England. He exhibited in 1910 (an issue devoted to Theodore H. Leake is listed in Boston arrived in New York in 1872, moved to Thank you for helping us churches and schools) but his name did city directories 1886 through 1888; his Chicago for a year, and settled in Boston create a future for Pittsburgh not appear in the catalogue. PPG and occupation is given as “draughtsman.” in the autumn of 1873 where he finished Standard Manufacturing Company In 1889, George Greene and Leake & by preserving its past. the tower of the Brattle Square Church (plumbing) frequently advertised in Greene, decorators, 78 Boylston Street, for H. H. Richardson. Evans became the catalogues. first appear. In 1890, however, the firm director of the School of Modeling and Beginning in 1908 the catalogues is in Pittsburgh, and has added stained Carving of the Boston Museum of Fine omitted exhibit lists and became exclu- glass to its decorating services. In 1891, Arts in 1878. He established his own sively photographic. The 1913 and Leake & Greene is back in Boston at firm, first with Richard J. Tombs as 1914 catalogues were devoted to 150 Mt. Vernon Road. An 1891 adver- Evans and Tombs (1880–90), and then photographs of older, predominately tisement describes the firm’s services: as John Evans & Co. (1891–1923). classical European work. “Interior Decoration, Mosaic and Stained Glass, Ornamental Leading.” Page 16 PHLF News • February 2003

Pugin in Pittsburgh Albert M. Tannler When surviving elements of the beyond the merely We should have no Morris, House of Commons, bombed in 1941, picturesque. no Street, no Burges, became available for inclusion in an Architect John Sedding English Nationality Room then being enumerated Pugin’s no Shaw, no Webb, planned, the rule restricting Nationality principal heirs in 19th- no Bodley, no Rossetti, Room décor to the period prior to the century England; in founding of the university in 1787 was America Upjohn and no Burne-Jones, no Crane, waived. A stone fireplace ornamented Renwick in the 1840s but for Pugin. with surround and hearth tiles, oak pioneered a tradition that linenfold paneling, a doorframe and culminated in the work J. D. Sedding, 1888 lintel, four limestone corbels, two chairs, of Cram and Goodhue in and shards of stained glass were sent the 1920s and 30s. In to Pittsburgh and incorporated into the metropolitan Pittsburgh, Another masterpiece, English Room, which was dedicated Pugin’s legacy begat albeit fragmentary, but November 21, 1952. The original fire- Chislett, Kerr, Notman, still one of the most sig- place surround of Minton tiles was the anonymous builders nificant in Pittsburgh’s removed in 1954 to accommodate a of the Singer house, substantial Gothic 16th-century iron fire back, and is and Furness in the Revival legacy, has presumably lost. 19th century, and been revealed. Alfred C. Bossom, M.P., the British Aretz, Comes, Connick, I received an email member of the English Nationality Cram, B. Goodhue, on August 14, 2002, Room committee and the agent for W. Goodhue, Hunt, from Peter Cormack, acquisition of this material, noted in Klauder, Saint, Sotter, Deputy Keeper, William 1956 that “you have ... in Pittsburgh Strong, Weber, Wilbert, and Willet each day except Thanksgiving, A.W.N. Pugin Morris Gallery in more of the original materials from in the 20th. December 24, 25, 31, and January 1 London which said: “I the old House of Commons than exists Tours of the 26 Nationality Rooms by calling 412-624-6000. The Web site recently had a query sent to me from … anywhere else in the world.” in the University of Pittsburgh’s address is www.pitt.edu/~natrooms. the Nationality Rooms, U[niversity of Although the English Room’s connec- Cathedral of Learning can be arranged P[ittsburgh] … about the fireplace, tiles tion with the House of Commons has and four stone corbels in the English been noted in university publications, Above: The stone fireplace in the Room, which originally came from the its designer, Augustus Welby Northmore English Nationality Room at the Palace of Westminster and were, of Pugin (1812–1852), has been over- University of Pittsburgh was designed course, designed by A. W. N. Pugin. looked. Pugin’s passionate preoccupa- by A. W. N. Pugin originally for the I expect you will know about them tion with Gothic art and architecture Palace of Westminster (House of but thought I should mention them just inspired its revitalization and his build- Commons). This photograph was taken in case they’d escaped your notice.” ings and interior decorations, particu- before the surround of Minton tiles was They had escaped my notice, and, larly in the Palace of Westminster removed in 1954. Left: Design drawing it turned out after some exploratory (Houses of Parliament), rebuilt for the English Room. 1836–1852, were the first masterworks inquiry, the notice of virtually Both the photo and drawing are courtesy of the Nationality everyone else. of the Gothic Revival that carried it Rooms, University of Pittsburgh. Join Us This Year (continued from page 1)

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majestic series of hills along the left bank. Across the Allegheny, the domes From Where I Sit Walter C. Kidney of the Observatory, the tower of Allegheny General, Heathside Cottage, and the architectural ennui of Allegheny Perhaps I should not say exactly Pennsylvania they have to lock through mostly, alas. Zima can pay its electric Center, with a Neo-Georgian steeple where I am living now, since this in two sections. bill, so people must drink it. That peeping out of its midst. Up the apartment house takes from the Before I leave the river, a memory rotating bloodshot eyeball on what Monongahela, the South Side to the from fall 2001. Around midnight, I saw used to be the Westinghouse Building right; on the left, the coruscations of the whole landscape and gives nothing a large craft, dimly lighted on several keeps on all night too, and the dismal Squirrel Hill Tunnel, Taylor Allderdice back to the skyline. It is a 1960s decks, ease up to the Monongahela red and TV-screen blue combinations with its chimney, and otherwise, for the application of a building system, Wharf for a few minutes. It was the of FreeMarkets and Trib, the same. most part, trees. merely a habitable grandstand. excursion night boat Mississippi Queen, Mellon too, of course, with its green. I have yet to see the moon from this letting off Pittsburgh crew members I The city, at all hours, is a nightlight apartment. I hope some evening to see a suppose. The line was bankrupt, and the for my apartment; that is convenient. great, luminous Shape appear on the As to the view: my eyes are at calliope was silent as it cast off and And I have, in the Koppers and Gulf fretted horizon, contrasting its mass about Elevation 1,160, about 450 feet headed down river. Buildings, a rough measure of the time. and silence with the noise of trains, cars, above the Monongahela River, and I The wharf itself was soon closed to Koppers’ chateau roof clicks off at mid- and motorboats of the little things that face north-northeast, not quite down parking, for the radical reconstruction night, and the golden ziggurat of Gulf at pass by. Wood Street, toward the Heinz plant, that went on through 2002 and into the about 2:00 a.m., at which time the pale A postscript: Late one afternoon at Troy Hill, and hills beyond hills beyond. new year. And yet the traffic kept on, blue of its lantern darkens. One Oxford the end of December, I heard a steam The river is always textured with a little cars, beady little pairs of headlights Center is floodlit until about 4:00 a.m. whistle. The folklore has it that only the little breeze and the wakes of vessels: moving on, busybusybusy. At one point, Beyond, things get hazier, but I see Penitentiary has a steam whistle in oper- lots of little private craft—not slender a transformer explosion: ball of fire, the the left two of the three Sixteenth Street ation around here these days, and this ones neatly parting the ripples, but flames leaping up from the sidewalk. Bridge arches, the two handsome one was sounding too close and too bloat-boats that plane on the water, From up here, the Triangle takes chimneys at Heinz, and the wishbone early in the day. I looked, and it was the driven by noisy engines. The Gateway on unexpected spatial relations. effect of Troy Hill Road and whatever Mississippi Queen, up on the Allegheny, Clipper boats are much in evidence of Buildings aren’t where you look for street goes along the hill’s edge. Early in back from the financial dead under new course, as are tows of barges, as many them. Market Square and PPG Plaza the morning I see the headlights of the owners. Alas for a note of pathos in my as 15, that give the city an industrial are hidden. At night, the festive architec- commuters on Route 28, but Sharpsburg little story. presence still. These tows carry coal: ture of the older skyscrapers disappears, and Millvale are out of sight, in the steam coal up the river, metallurgical and patterns of light are everything. valleys. Despite my maps, I am uncertain coal, with a relatively low sulfur Whatever Gimbel’s is called these days of how far I can see, or exactly what. content, down the river. The largest has every window lit, nearly, all night. On the balcony, more things are tows are about 1,150 feet long, and in Advertising goes on all night too, visible, of course: down the Ohio, that

in an old Victorian mansion on the building is now a shelter for the BOOK Dithridge Street—the top story. It only homeless and an ensemble of walls had one dormer. She took the glass out. for graffiti. REVIEWS We said, ‘Why did you take the window Annie O’Neill, a Post-Gazette out?’ Her response was, ‘Oh, the rain photographer, has recorded some of Walter C. Kidney can now come in. I like that.’” the walls and a few of the people, in Merle Hoyleman, Leon Arkus, such a way that you wonder about Mary Shaw, and others prominent in that much-envisioned future: could and Lisa A. Miles. This Fantastic Struggle: the Pittsburgh arts scene a half-century should some of the graffiti remain in the The Life and Art of Esther Phillips. ago are frequently mentioned. Corres- luxury apartments anticipated? Perhaps Berkeley, Cal.: Creative Arts Book Co., pondence and other documentation on a case-by-case review would give extra 2002. xix + 461 pp., 32 color, 27 b/w Esther’s life are cited copiously. This distinction to the new spaces. illus. $20.00 paper. story is told against the background of This is the story of a Pittsburgh artist artistic trends here and in New York. Neighborhood Memoirs who worked here in the 1920s and 30s, Appropriately, the book itself is artistic moved to New York, spent several years and intimate in its design. We are grateful to author Dr. Ivan Jirak in a mental hospital, recovered, and for donating two local publications on eventually died in New York. Esther Fairywood to the James D. Van Trump Annie O’Neill, Unquiet Ruin. Phillips was an artist never famous, Library. Fairywood is a tiny neighbor- “I always liked Esther’s watercolors,” Pittsburgh: Mattress Factory, 2001. always close to starvation, but with a hood on the western edge of Pittsburgh. Introduction by Mary Thomas. 50 pp., few loyal friends, including Landmarks’ said Jamie Van Trump. “Watercolor Memories of Fairywood, a collection of 46 color ills. $24.00 paper. co-founder James D. Van Trump. was her gift.” This Pittsburgh scene is informal accounts, and Reunion of the Research for the book took at least 10 from Landmarks’ collection. The Armstrong Cork Building in the Fairywood Area, a collection of years, and it is no surprise that Jamie Strip District is one of our favorite pictures, were published on the occasion Van Trump often speaks; when he does, might not have been everything, but problem places: some day, we keep of Fairywood’s centennial in 2002. he claims a large share of the interest. somehow or other she was a free soul.” hearing, it will be converted into an According to Jamie, “Esther’s lifestyle He recalled that “she had an attic room apartment complex. Long deserted, Page 18 PHLF News • February 2003

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McCargo • Albert and Margaret Van Dusan, for a gift support our preservation efforts in 412-471-5808, ext. 527 Pamela K. McCarter of stock in memory of James W. Knox. Pittsburgh. Fax 412-471-1633 www.phlf.org . Page 20 PHLF News • February 2003 EVENTS:February – May

Monday, February 3 Sunday, March 16 Thursday, April 10 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Minding Your Manors Stained Glass Masterpieces: Art Deco in Downtown Pittsburgh Lecture by Patricia Lowry, architecture 1890–1930 Walking tour leaders: Al Tannler and Post this writer for the Post Gazette Bus tour leader: Al Tannler Mary Ann Eubanks of Landmarks Location: Mt. Lebanon Public Library Register through the Center for Lifetime For tour fee, further details, and Events listing 16 Castle Shannon Boulevard Learning at the University of Pittsburgh registration, contact Elderhostel: (accessible by bus and the “T”) by calling 412-648-2560. 1-877-426-8056 or on-line: www.elderhostel.org. on your fridge! Rothschild Architects is underwriting Fee: $34 (plus a $15 bus fee is payable to Patricia Lowry’s lecture that will focus the instructor) on how and why some of Western Friday, April 25 Limited to 25 people Pennsylvania’s historic houses were 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. preserved while others were demolished. Tuesdays, March 25, April 1, 8, and 15 Riverview Park and Allegheny Free to the public 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Observatory For further information: 412-343-3407 For complete details AND to Exploring Your City Bus and walking tour leaders: Mary Ann (teachers only: in-service) Eubanks of Landmarks and staff of the confirm the tours and dates in Tuesday, February 11 Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy the Events listing: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Register on-line through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit: www.cpetracker.org. Meeting location: Riverview Presbyterian • check our Web site at Making Cities Work Lecture Church, Riverview and Perrysville Avenues www.phlf.org Lecture by Ann E. Breen, Co-founder, Friday, March 28 The Waterfront Center 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fee: $15.00 for members; • Phone: 412-471-5808, $20 for non-members ext. 527 Co-sponsored by Landmarks and the Historic Preservation in Riverlife Task Force Pennsylvania: Easements, Tax For reservations: [email protected] • E-mail: [email protected] Location: Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, Incentives and Litigation Phone: 412-471-5808, ext. 527 107 Sixth Street, Downtown Sponsored by Lorman Education Services, Tuesday, April 29 Reservation information is Ms. Breen will take us on a visual tour this one-day seminar is designed for of spectacular waterfronts from around 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. given with each entry, and varies attorneys, accountants, government and the world that can serve as models for Henry Hornbostel’s East End from entry to entry. Advance municipal planners, historic district com- successful waterfront redevelopment missioners, architects, engineers, contrac- reservations are required for each Legacy in Pittsburgh. tors, and developers, among others. event, unless otherwise noted. Bus tour leader: David Vater, AIA Fee: $10.00 per person, including lunch Reservations are limited, so call Speakers include representatives from the For tour fee, further details, and For reservations: [email protected] Pennsylvania Historical & Museum as soon as possible if you are registration, contact Elderhostel: Phone: 412-471-5808, ext. 527 Commission and Landmarks. interested in a particular event. 1-877-426-8056 or on-line: For details: 715-833-3959 www.elderhostel.org. Saturday, February 22 To register: www.lorman.com Contact Mary Lu 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ([email protected]) if you Tuesday, May 13 Old House Fair Friday, April 4 would like us to add you 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. @ Victoria Hall, 201 S. Winebiddle Street, 9:30 a.m. to Noon to a “Special Events E-mail Alert” Synagogues and Churches of Bloomfield for members so we can send Pittsburgh’s Pioneering Architects Squirrel Hill up-to-date information to you. Fee: $5.00 for members of Landmarks Downtown walking tour guides: Al Walking tour leader: Bernard Kent $10.00 for non-members We may not be printing and Tannler and Mary Ann Eubanks Markwell mailing separate event invitations Sponsored by Dollar Bank, with support Fee: $34 For tour fee, further details, and this year. from Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. and Pittsburgh Limited to 20 people registration, contact Elderhostel: City Paper, in association with Victoria Register through the Third Age 1-877-426-8056 or on-line: Hall and Molly’s Trolleys. Enrichment Learning Community www.elderhostel.org. Advance reservations are not needed. at the University of Pittsburgh. Call 412-648-2568, or visit: www.pitt.edu/~cgs/lifetime

Landmarks Offers Western Private Group Tours Pennsylvania Pittsburgh from the Rivers Craftsmen’s April through October For groups of 20–25 Guild Our mission is to preserve a non-profit organization Come aboard Pittsburgh Voyager for historic crafts and properties through a two-hour cruise on Pittsburgh’s three the service of exceptional craftsmen. rivers. Mary Ann Eubanks of The Guild maintains an on-line gathering place where clients can find Landmarks will point out noteworthy qualified craftsmen, benefiting historic properties, clients, and craftsmen alike. buildings and bridges along the way and talk about riverfront develop- This “referral service” is free; the Guild accepts no fees or commissions. ment, the city, and its neighborhoods. • Residential & Liturgical Contact Pittsburgh Voyager for • Architectural woodwork further details and reservations: • Art glass 412-231-2712 or • Gilding www.pittsburghvoyager.org. • Architectural plastering For a complete listing of trades, please visit us at • Hardware restoration www.westpenncraftguild.com Schools & Groups • Wall coverings and meet the Craftsmen who can make Imagine the city as a classroom! Let us • Slate roofing your project a success. plan an exploration of buildings and • Finishing and Installation Or, if you prefer, you can leave a message at places for your students that fulfills 412-784-8015 and a member will return your call. academic standards in geography, social studies, and the arts. We have walking tours for students of all ages. Contact Mary Ann for details: PHLF News usually is published three times each year for the members of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, a non-profit historic 412-471-5808, ext. 537; preservation organization serving Allegheny County. Special issues, devoted to a particular theme or program area, are published on occasion. [email protected]. Landmarks is committed to neighborhood restoration and historic property preservation; public advocacy; historic landscape preservation; and education and membership programs. © 2003 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Architectural Tours Designed by Pytlik Design Associates. Photographs by William Rydberg, PHOTON and Landmarks, unless otherwise noted. We can tailor-make a tour for groups of 10 people or more. Fees vary Philip B. Hallen ...... Chairman Stanley A. Lowe...... Vice President, Preservation Programs according to group size and program Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr...... President Cathy McCollom ...... Director of Operations and Marketing format. Popular tours include our Louise Sturgess ...... Editor/Executive Director Jack Miller ...... Director of Gift Planning All-City Tour; Historic Neighborhood Elisa J. Cavalier ...... General Counsel Linda Mitry...... Staff Accountant and Ethnic Church tour; downtown Tom Croyle...... Comptroller Frank Stroker...... Assistant Archivist/Sales Manager Mary Lu Denny ...... Director of Membership Services Albert M. Tannler ...... Historical Collections Director walking tours, or South Side Stroll. Mary Ann Eubanks...... Education Coordinator Sarah Walker ...... Secretary Contact Mary Lu Denny to make Jean Hardy ...... Secretary Marilyn Whitelock ...... Secretary arrangements for a private group tour Phipps Hoffstot ...... Chief Financial Officer Gregory C. Yochum ...... Horticulturist that suits your interests, needs, and Thomas Keffer ...... Superintendent of Property Maintenance Ronald C. Yochum, Jr...... Chief Information Officer budget: 412-471-5808, ext. 527; Walter C. Kidney...... Architectural Historian [email protected].