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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 PPublishedH for the membersL of the PittsburghF HistoryN & Landmarksews Foundation No. 175 April 2009 In this issue: 3 Market at Fifth from The Metropolitan Loan Fund Graeme Street. We of Pittsburgh Is Created are targeting May for a move-in date for the 12 seven apartments, all extraordinary in their Market at Fifth: Custom-built, layout, their high- Renewed by Hand quality finishes and fenestration. Tours 16 will begin in April. D. H. Burnham & Company To be on the invita- tion list, contact: in Pittsburgh [email protected] 24 or 412-471-5808, ext. 511. Events—Charles J. Connick: World Class Stained Glass in Pittsburgh Reducing Costs but Moving Forward Although the economic crisis has caused Apartments Ready; Retail Announced our organization to curtail new projects for the time being and reduce costs Market at Fifth Set to Open in May wherever possible, we are doing our best to fulfill major project commitments in a six-county area (see below). This year The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks and difficult clean up and reconstruction we are completing our Market at Fifth Foundation’s strenuous efforts to rescue effort, requiring the stabilization of restoration in downtown Pittsburgh and restore three historic buildings walls and restoration of the existing and four campus heritage reports in at Market Street, Fifth Avenue, and historic fabric, brick-by-brick, board- neighboring counties. We are continuing Graeme Street downtown are resulting by-board, and window-by-window.” our neighborhood revitalization work in seven handsome apartments on the “Market at Fifth is opening at an in Wilkinsburg and our main street upper two floors, with excellent window opportune time,” said Mark Bibro, programs in several counties, assisting light, and a new first-floor retail space. chairman of the Pittsburgh History historic religious properties, and involv- Heinz Healey’s, the long-time anchor & Landmarks Foundation. “Across ing thousands of people in special tours men’s store at the Station Square Shops, Market Street, N & P Properties is and educational programs. These activi- will open a shop facing Fifth Avenue restoring the elegant terra cotta Buhl ties––and more––are described in this and Market Street, Building. At the northeast corner of issue of PHLF News. bringing high quality Market Square, the Piatt Company is men’s wear back to restoring the historic G.C. Murphy Fifth Avenue after block for apartments, a YMCA, and many years. retail. Work is to begin on revising Places Where PHLF Has Major Apartments on the Market Square itself, later this year; Project Commitments in 2009 upper floors of the and in 2010 Three PNC Plaza will open three historic buildings with a new parklet directly across from Beaver During the process of restoring Aliquippa, Ambridge, Armstrong include either one or 130 Fifth Avenue and 441 and 439 Market at Fifth. If you’ve been thinking Beaver, Bridgewater Apollo, Freeport, Leechburg two bedrooms. Two of Market Street, Landmarks acquired of moving downtown, now is the time.” Freedom, Midland the apartments have a For more details about the restoration Monaca, New Brighton, the adjacent Thompson Building that Rochester Indiana second-floor bedroom, will be renovated for commercial use. process, see pages 12 and 13. Indiana bath, study, and a roof deck and garden. Finishes include Mohave cream granite kitchen counters, recycled bamboo Ripple effects of flooring, and stainless steel appliances. Westmoreland restoration: the All seven apartments are available for Greensburg, Vandergrift Buhl Building and viewing by contacting Michael Washington Market Square Sriprasert, Landmarks’ manager of California, Place, including Washington real estate finance: [email protected] the former City of or 412-471-5808, ext. 511. Pittsburgh Candy Rama and “This effort has been long and Bloomfield, G.C. Murphy Co. difficult,” said Landmarks President Downtown, store, are being East Liberty, Arthur Ziegler. “When the City under renovated too, Fineview, Garfield, the Tom Murphy Administration owned Hill District, Homewood, on Fifth Avenue. Allegheny County Mexican War Streets the three buildings, the roof of one Braddock, Bridgeville, Crafton, building fell into the basement, and the Elizabeth, Glenshaw, Natrona, Plus: Educational building was open to the weather for Stowe, Swissvale, Tarentum, programs in the City many years. This created a complex Verona, Wilkinsburg and in Allegheny County P a g e 2 P H L F N e w s • A p r i l 2 0 0 9 Landmarks is working with Allegheny County to determine a new use for the former Penn- Lincoln Hotel (1927) in Heathside Cottage (416 Catoma Street, Wilkinsburg, at Fineview), with its delicate bargeboard, Penn Avenue and steeply-pitched roof, and diamond-paned Center Street. sash windows. Photo by Todd Tondera. Heathside Cottage for Sale Heathside Cottage, located in the Fineview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, was given to Landmarks in 2008 to support its mission. “Our goal is to sell this charming cottage, complete with a garden and city-view, to someone who Wilkinsburg Receives Approval for Neighborhood will continue to respect its architectural integrity,” said Landmarks President Partnership Program Arthur Ziegler. Landmarks can assist a qualified buyer with applications for Landmarks Community Capital A. William Schenck III, “because our to implement after-school programming financing and may carry a mortgage Corporation (LCCC), a nonprofit efforts will have a positive, long-term for youth. itself for a portion of the sale price. subsidiary of the Pittsburgh History & impact on the lives of many people in A Neighborhood Partnership Built around 1862 by bridge engineer Landmarks Foundation, is pleased to Wilkinsburg.” Committee, made up of Borough James Andrews, the Victorian brick announce that the Pennsylvania The goal of the NPP is to foster the Council members, ecumenical leaders, cottage located at 416 Catoma Street Department of Community and development of collaborations among school district board members, police, is listed on the National Register of Economic Development approved its corporate businesses, neighborhood County representatives, and residents, Historic Places, protected by a Neighborhood Partnership Program organizations, local government entities will provide ongoing counsel and advice. (NPP) application for the Wilkinsburg and residents in order to encourage “The NPP is a community-based Landmarks preservation easement, community. As a result of the program, high impact long-term investments in program that encourages strategic and was featured in Rick Sebak’s 1997 LCCC has already received $200,000 distressed communities. The Wilkinsburg economic development planning,” WQED “North Side Story.” from TriState Capital Bank, the business initiatives will include working with says Michael Sriprasert, manager of Advantages: sponsor for the NPP. For its contribu- Borough officials to adopt aggressive real estate finance for LCCC. “This tion, TriState Capital Bank will receive tax abatement programs for residential is a great resource for Wilkinsburg, • Completely remodeled interior with an 80% tax credit from the State. and commercial buildings; developing a and it helps the neighborhood move a home security system “We are excited about working with strategy to manage many of Wilkinsburg’s step closer to becoming a sustainable • Whole-house central air and the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks vacant and abandoned lots; supporting and thriving community.” 3 fireplaces Foundation and LCCC in the coming the local Main Street efforts; and • Includes 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms; years,” said TriState Capital President collaborating with Wilkinsburg schools parlor; kitchen and dining room area; living room and den • Has a detached one-car garage plus off-street parking, and is located Wilkinsburg on a bus line Homeowner • Includes adjoining lot with a charming garden Thanks • Looks out over the city • Is less than ten minutes from Landmarks downtown Pittsburgh • Has beautiful windows Rachel Lamory sent this email to Michael Sriprasert, manager of • Has extra storage in basement real estate finance at Landmarks, • Has been painstakingly cared for on November 23, 2008. We by previous owner of 15 years reprint it with her permission. To learn more about owning Heathside Cottage visit: www.phlf.org or contact Dear Michael, [email protected] or 412-471-5808, Walter, the girls, and I are finally ext. 538. settled into our new home on Proceeds from the sale of the property 524 Jeanette Street. We wanted to will endow Heathside Cottage’s write and thank you for all that you preservation easement and support and everyone else at PHLF have Landmarks’ mission. done to make our dream a reality. The house is beautiful and more than we could have hoped for. Before and after photos showing 524 Jeanette Street, restored through funding assistance We also wanted to thank Dwight Quarles from the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development and grants to Landmarks [president of Eagle Construction] for from the Sarah Scaife Foundation, Hillman Foundation, Dominion, and others. all of his tireless work on our house. He was here early in the morning on behind the scenes to complete these We are proud to be part of the and late into the evening. He added a projects than we can ever imagine. Hamnett Place project, and proud to personal touch to the whole experience PHLF made the process as enjoyable and live in Wilkinsburg. We very much look and it is obvious that the house was smooth as possible. We felt like we were forward to watching Wilkinsburg more than just a project to him. working with people who really cared prosper, in no small part to PHLF. We know that there is more going deeply about the work they were doing. P H L F N e w s • A p r i l 2 0 0 9 P a g e 3 The Metropolitan Loan Fund of Pittsburgh press conference on February 13 was held in Homewood.