Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation 450 The Landmarks Building One Station Square Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Published for the members of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation No. 107 Fall 1988 Portable Pittsburgh Begins Roadtrip a Historic Plaques Awarded a Steel Industry Heritage Task Force o Court House Publication Schenley Centennial Schenley Park Centennial Committee Organized Landmarks' efforts on behalf of the resto- ration of Schenley Park have borne fruit with the creation of the Schenley Park Centennial Committee. Announced in June by Mayor Masloff, the Committee will as- sist in documenting the Park's history and planning a one hundredth birthday cele- bration, as well as developing a long-range plan for the Park, including physical improvements, maintenance operations, and Park programs. The Committee will be co-chaired by Louise R. Brown, Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and David Bergholz, Assistant Executive Director of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. The approxi- mately 2O-member Committee includes representatives from local foundations, corporations, neighborhoods, and City government; Landmarks is represented by its president Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. and staff member Christina SchmidlapP. At the Committee's first meeting on July 21, Landmarks presented a summary of the activities on behalf of Schenley Park in which it and others have been involved dur- ing the past three years, including research, documentation, fund-raising, and tours focusing on Schenley Park's rich history importance to Pittsburgh. and its continued Aboue: L¿ndmarks looks forwa¡d to participating Tl¡e entrøøce to Scy'tenley ParA øroand 1910, witl¡ Centennial Committee in this important Committee and contribut- St. Pìene Røaine still unrepløced b1 Scbenley Pla- l¡uise R. Brown, Co-Chair ing to the planning for Schenley Park's next za, tbe neuly-bailt Forbes Field to tbe right, and Depaûment ol Porks & Recreation hundred years. Carnegie Tecú under constraction to tbe /eft reør David Bergholz, Co-Chair in the Park," I-andmarks' "Planning A llegheny ConJerence on June 5 walking tour led-jointly by staff Rigltt: Communit! Development from Landmarks and the Department of lYould yoa belieue tltis fønziliør løødnør6 is ¡anz- Phyllis Baskin nering in Cleoelønd? The Scbenley Fountain y'ra.r City Planning, led 24 people through Jeanne Caliguiri been temporøri/y remoaed its bøse restora- Schenley Park's southern section. The tour from for Sylvia Clark tion by a Clercløndfirm. focused on the various uses of Schenley Mellon Bank Park over the years and how its design ac- Joseph N. Cogley commodated those uses. This was the fifth Department oÍ Porks & Recreation tour Landmarks has held in the Park since Deborah Dodds William Elkind 1986. Phyllis Moorman Goode With a grant from the National Endow- John A. Herbst ment for the Arts and a major gift from the Historical Society of Western CNG Foundation, Landmarks has commis- Pennsylvania sioned several studies of Schenley Park Eloise Hirsh which are now underway. The condition of Henry P. Hoffstot the Park's vegetation, the paths and struc- Robert Lurcott Department of City Planning tures of Panther Hollow, and the hydrology Carl A. Mancuso Hollow are being examined by of Panther Department ol Parks & Recreation consultants to provide detailed information Jake Milliones on the extent of restoration needed in these Pittsburgh School Boord areas. Additional funding from the Pitts- Sandra L. Phillips burgh Park & Playground Fund of the Oakland Planning and Development Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has John P. Robin enabled the firm of WGSM landscape The Urban Redevelopment Authority architects to examine three specific vegeta- Christina Schmidlapp Pittsburgh History &. Iandmarks tion areas of the Park in addition to Foundation Hollow: Flagstaff Hill, Overlook Panther Thomas M. Schmidt and Prospect Drive. To be completed Drive, Western Pennsy Iv ania C o ns erv ancy this fall, the studies promise to assist the Morton Stanfield Schenley Park Centennial Committee in I nro ads Pit ts burg h, Inc. formulating a plan for the Park's second George H. Taber century. Richord King Mellon Foundation Alfred rW. Wishart The Pit t s burg h Foundatíon Ben Woods City Council Rigbt: Nancy Zappala Steps bebind the Nøture Ceøter dating to 1939, Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. þørt ofø collection ofsToneaorà built b1 the Pittsburgh History & Iandmarks IV(P.A. in Pøntùer Hollou ønd noø in need of Foundation reslorøtion. Page 2 PI{LF News Fall 1988 ffiNEV/S Il/e/conze New Members Ms. Rosemary MAIESTY TFIE Beynon OF LIilN Ms. Mary Jayne Kress Ms. Josephine Butz Ms. Diane LaBelle Ms. Ma¡ie B. Cellier Mr. & Mrs. Walter Lurie & Family THE COURT HOUSES OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY Mr. & Mrs. Dolph Chiste & Family Martin A. Marasco Mrs. Earl R. Clement Eugene A. March Equimark Corporation William B. Millard & Family Ms. Lila Decker Hon. Thomas J. Murphy Alan S. Fellheime¡ M¡s. Sue Neff Ms. Elizabeth A. Florek Ms. Barbara Pelkington Daniel Frederick Ms. Catherine C. Snyder Mrs. Ethel Hagler Dr. Vaughan Stagg Ms. Eloise Hirsh Ms. Linda A. Tarajos Miss Judy Hoffmann Ms. Mary Yo¡k & Family Thomas O. Hornstein Religious Properties Program Preservation of religious properties of architectural and historic impor- tance is the subject of concerted effort these days, with active programs under way in Philadelphia and New York. On May 13, Landmarks, the City's Historic Review Commission, and the South Side Local Develop- ment Company sponsored a day-long series of lectures on the topic. This meeting offered practical advice and general orientation on church and synagogue preservation, and on July ll a committee met to draft a proposal for a local program to provide technical preservation advice to congregations. Majesty of the Law: The Court Houses The proposal suggested that: of Allegheny County, by James D. Van . the program should benefit religious buildings of outstanding architec- Trump, will be released on September tural and,/or historic character in Allegheny County. 24by Landmarks and the Bicentennial Commis- . it should be an adjunct to Landmarks'Preservation Fund. sion of Allegheny County. The occasion . it should seek funding for 24 months initially, with evaluation of its will be the bicentennial of the Allegheny success beginning after 18 months. County and the Court of Common Pleas, . it should offer advice to individual congregations, hold educational and the centennial of the dedication of the workshops, make the names of professional consultants availablg make present Court House and the accompany- grants for professional services, and help with outside grant applica- ing Jail. The book is a condensation tions, but not make grants for construction work. of the full study that Jamie Van Trump wrote . it should be administered full-time by a project director who would some years ago, with material by Walter C. Aboue: H.H. Ricltardson's ofrtce in Brooh,line, examine the buildings, assess the needs, work with the congregations, Kidney to bring the account up to date. MassachuseIIs,.c. I886. Left: Ricbardson's uìnning and administer the program's operations. com¿tetìtìon Pittsburgh has had three court houses: a design for the Couøty Bøì/dings, . it should also have a technical review committee to screen and approve 1884. red-brick Georgian one of the 1790s, a proposals by the congregations, and an advisory panel to represent sandstone Greek Revival tectural historian William H. Pierson. church and community opinion. one of 1841, and the present, world-famous, granite one in The writing and publication of Majesty Church buildings of later than 1940 would ordinarily not be eligible Romanesque. Of the present County Build- of the Law was made possible through for full assistance, nor would churches the buitdings themselves, that - ings by Henry Hobson Richardson we grants from the 1988 Bicentennial Commit- is of no particular architectural or historic character. Adaptive use of - know the most, arrd their distinction war- tee of the Court of Common Pleas of Alle- underused spaces would be among the solutions considered. For further gheny County, the Edgar Kaufmann information, call Earl James (471-5808). Charitable Foundation, the law firm of Kirkpatrick & t ockhart, the Lawyers' Fund Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Vo/unleers: Association, and members of the Allegheny County Bar Association. The publication You Can Be One was designed by Thomas Stevenson of Landmarks Design Associates and the We are fortunate to have a membership that is vitally interested in the Allegheny County Graphics Department work we do - so interested that many members are willing to roll up donated typesetting and graphic art their sleeves and work hard, no matter what the job may be. services. Volunteers are involved at Landmarks in almost every aspect of our The publication is priced at $19.95, and work: they conduct tours of Pittsburgh's history and architecturg give can be ordered by members (at a l0% dis- lectures, help organize the tibrary and photograph file, research, prepare count) by completing the form below. bulk mailings, update various lists, and help with special events. The r lì [ filil illl three-day annual Antiques Show, scheduted this year on November 4 rants the extensive treatment given them in through 6, provides volunteer opportunities for close to 100 people. the publication. Their development is rflllläliiiiiliit Volunteer duties in advance of the event include selling ads in the pro- recorded in detail, from conception to reali- ll¡ gram, updating mailing lists, and preparing bulk mailings. During the zation, as are the actual and threatened show volunteers collect tickets, pass out programs, and assist the changes to them since their dedication in dealers. As a token of our appreciation, Landmarks gives complimen- 1888. tary Preview tickets and parking passes to all Antique Show volunteers. Prints and photographs (numbering 113) Mary Lu Denny, director of membership services at Landmarks, accompany the text, showing not only the li coordinates all our volunteers.