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East Liberty History & Upcoming Lectures on George Washington & Frederick Scheibler, Jr.

May 2, 2017 Lindsay

The East Liberty Valley Historic Society is a nonprofit that exists to document and share the history of the East Liberty neighborhood and surrounding areas. East Liberty is a particularly interesting area of Pittsburgh when it comes to development as it has many buildings from the time East Liberty became a fashionable suburb for some of Pittsburgh’s wealthiest families who were looking to escape the congestion of Downtown Pittsburgh in the 1850s. East Liberty is also the site of a massive Urban Renewal project in the 1950s. The East Liberty Valley Historic Society has been documenting and sharing information about… Read the rest

Filed Under: Free, Historic Preservation Tagged With: East Liberty Valley Historic Society, ELVHS, Frederick Scheibler, free events, George Washington, Historic Preservation, History, lectures, preservation month, Scheibler

Revisiting the 2nd Oldest House in Pittsburgh

May 1, 2017 Lindsay

Since 1973, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has used the month of May to celebrate historic preservation opportunities across the country. In honor of Preservation Month, I wanted to share some of the historic buildings that we have covered here on IheartPGH. Let’s start with the second oldest house in Pittsburgh – the John Woods House in Hazelwood. I first learned about the John Woods House in 2015. This house, located just down the street from the historic Carnegie Library building, was one of the stops on the Has Urban Hike through Hazelwood. I believe the Fort Pitt Blockhouse… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation Tagged With: #thisplacematters, Hazelwood, john woods house, preservation month

Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired House for Sale in Stanton Heights $115,000

August 30, 2016 Lindsay

I spent most of this morning trying to find out more about the history of the homes that were recently demolished at the corner of Centre & Craig in Oakland to make may for a new development. It turns  out they may have had some historic significance.  I know we can’t save every historic building, but if we can’t I would certainly like to document these properties before they are gone. (If you know anything about the Centre & Craig houses please leave a comment!) After a morning of google searches, I had moved on to another topic and clicked… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, houses of Pittsburgh, stanton hieghts

Mon 7/25 – Final Public Hearing on Historic Designation for 110 Year Old Church

July 24, 2016 Lindsay

If you have been reading the blog or following IheartPGH on Twitter and Instagram over the past year, you have noticed more than a few posts about the Albright United Methodist Church building. On Monday afternoon, I will address the Pittsburgh City Council at the final public hearing on the historic designation for this building. I am asking for your help in making sure that this building receives a historic designation in the City of Pittsburgh.  A year ago, I helped to organized a community block party to bring together neighbors and community members to think about the future of… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation Tagged With: Albright United Methodist Church, Historic Preservation, save albright

RustBeltTakeover: The Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists Comes to Pittsburgh This Weekend

April 8, 2016 Lindsay

Rust Belt Coalition of Young PreservationistsThis weekend, young preservationists from Buffalo, Ohio, Wheeling, and Indianapolis will descend on Pittsburgh for the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationist Summit. This is a big deal for Pittsburgh and for the historic preservationists who are coming to town.  Not only is this a great opportunity to show our rust belt neighbors some of the best historic preservation Pittsburgh has to offer, but this is a chance to learn from other cities what has been successful in their historic preservation efforts. One of the most influential events that I participated in was the 2nd annual GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchance) conference… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Rust Belt

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