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City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Planning Sector 4: West Pittsburgh West End & Elliott Neighborhoods Report of Findings and Recommendations Architectural Inventory for the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Planning Sector 4: West Pittsburgh West End & Elliott Neighborhoods Report of Findings and Recommendations The City of Pittsburgh In Cooperation With: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission September 2018 Paving Chartiers Avenue in Elliott, April 28, 1910, view northwest from Lorenz Avenue. Pittsburgh City Photographer’s Collection, Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh Prepared By: Michael Baker International, Inc. Jesse A. Belfast Justin Greenawalt and Clio Consulting Angelique Bamberg with Cosmos Technologies, Inc. James Brown The Architectural Inventory for the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, was made possible with funding provided by the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO), the City of Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Certified Local Government program. The contents and opinions contained in this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior. This program receives federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, National Park Service; 1849 C Street N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20240. iv | P a g e abstract Abstract This architectural inventory for the City of Pittsburgh (Planning Sector 4: West End and Elliott Neighborhoods) is in partial fulfillment of Preserve Policy 1.2, to Identify and Designate Additional Historic Structures, Districts, Sites, and Objects (City of Pittsburgh Cultural Heritage Plan, 2012). This project is the sixth phase of a larger undertaking which aims ultimately to complete the architectural survey for all of Pittsburgh’s Planning Sectors. The scope of this project provided for a complete inventory of Pittsburgh’s West End and Elliott Neighborhoods in Planning Sector 4. This Report of Findings and Recommendations presents survey results and recommendations. Recommendations pertain to 1) the eligibility of various resources for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listing; 2) the use of survey data by the City of Pittsburgh; 3) resources prioritized for intensive level survey; and 4) a review of this survey effort’s methodology, with emphasis on lessons learned and recommended modifications for future surveys. All previously surveyed resources within the West End and Elliott neighborhoods were field checked and an updated survey record was prepared. In addition, project historians re-evaluated the most recent (1996) proposed boundaries of the West End Valley Historic District (PA SHPO Key No. 101760; determined eligible 1993) and this report provides recommendations on revised boundaries, period of significance, and contributing and non-contributing properties within the West End Valley Historic District. Project historians surveyed the following resources: PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED • 60 Previously Surveyed Extant Resources • 2 Previously Surveyed Resources – Now Demolished and replaced with a new building • 8 Previously Surveyed Resources – Now Demolished and not replaced • 70 TOTAL Previously Surveyed Properties Resurveyed NEWLY SURVEYED • 1,616 TOTAL Newly Surveyed Resources TOTAL SURVEYED • 1,686 TOTAL Resources v | P a g e ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS • 3 Previously Surveyed Resources – Previously Determined Individually Eligible for the NRHP • 7 Previously Surveyed Resources – Without an individual NRHP eligibility determination • 2 Previously Surveyed Resources – Previously Determined Not Individually Eligible for the NRHP, but which project historian felt could be re-evaluated in the future if additional research is done. • 10 Newly Surveyed Resources – Recommended Potentially Individually Eligible for the NRHP • 22 Eligible or Potentially Eligible Resources Recommended for Intensive-Level Survey The three (3) resources in the survey area previously determined individually eligible for the NRHP include the Corliss Street Tunnel (PA SHPO Key No. 100109) and segments of two railroad corridor historic districts: the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad (PA SHPO Key No. 116800) and the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Railroad (aka Pennsylvania Railroad: Panhandle Division; PA SHPO Key No. 100105). In addition, the survey area contains one (1) resource that is individually listed in the NRHP, the West End- North Side Bridge, and two (2) resources that have been listed as City of Pittsburgh Landmarks: Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School and the West End Branch Carnegie Library. No potential historic districts were identified in the West End or Elliott neighborhoods other than the aforementioned West End Valley Historic District, which was determined eligible for listing in the NRHP in 1993, and still appears to meet eligibility requirements for listing in the NRHP. This project was administered by the City of Pittsburgh with support from PA SHPO staff. Professionals who designed this project, conducted the fieldwork, and wrote the report meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Professional Qualifications Standards (36CFR61) for history and/or architectural history. Consulting firms include Michael Baker International, Inc., Clio Consulting, and Cosmos Technologies, Inc. This project was funded in part by a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Certified Local Government (CLG) grant, the program guidelines of which can be found at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/grants/3794/certified_local_government_gr ant_program/417950. vi | P a g e table of contents Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ v Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... vii Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 Goals and Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 3 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 5 Historical Context/Background History .......................................................................................... 9 Results ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Recommendations & Conclusions ................................................................................................ 37 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 45 Appendix A: Attribute Fields – PA SHPO & City of Pittsburgh Survey Requirements ............ 47 Appendix B: Maps and Figures ............................................................................................... 53 Appendix C: Tables ................................................................................................................. 69 List of Plates Plate 1: South part of Warden and Alexander’s 1839/1847 plan of Temperanceville (Allegheny County Plan Book 1, 120). ................................................................................................. 16 Plate 2: North part of Warden and Alexander’s 1839/1847 plan of Temperanceville (Allegheny County Plan Book 1, 121). ................................................................................................. 17 Plate 3: Snowden’s 1847 plan of lots in the West End, which adjoins the northeast side of the Warden and Alexander Plan (Allegheny County Plan Book 6, 61). ................................... 18 Plate 4: 1872 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing parts of the West End and Elliott. ................ 19 Plate 5: 1882 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing parts of the West End and Elliott. ................ 20 Plate 6: 1890 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing parts of the West End and Elliott. ................ 21 Plate 7: 1896 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing part of Elliott. ................................................ 22 Plate 8: 1901 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing parts of the West End and Elliott. ................ 23 Plate 9: 1905 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing part of Elliott. ................................................ 24 Plate 10: 1910 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map showing parts of the West End and Elliott. .............. 25 Plate 11: 1917 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map (revised 1928) showing part of the West End. ......... 26 Plate 12: 1917 G.M. Hopkins Co. plat map (revised 1928) showing part of Elliott. ..................... 27 vii | P a g e table of contents List of Figures Figure 1: Overview of Planning Sector 4, West Pittsburgh. .......................................................... 53 Figure 2: Previously and Newly Surveyed Resources, north part
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