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Giovannitti House & Pittsburgh Modern

Update: Visit Very Local Pittsburgh for an updated version of this story.  Most of the houses that surround Chatham University on Woodland Road, look the same, a version of a brick Tudor-style house. Even if you cannot see into the houses, you just sense that the interiors of theses house have lots of woodwork and some heavy draperies covering each window. But there is one house on Woodland Road that stands out from the Tudor line up. If you have driven down Woodland Road, you have likely seen the Giovannitti House. I don’t believe this house has a historic designation,… Read the rest

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

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

2015 Wilkinsburg House and Garden Tour

On Saturday, September 26, 2015 the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation will host the 3rd Annual “Wilkinsburg House and Garden Tour.” This  year’s event will showcase some of the unique homes that make up the Blackridge area of our neighborhood and give us the opportunity to share what a wonderful community we have here in Wilkinsburg. Day-of tickets are available at the check-in location, Eastridge Center, 1900 Graham Blvd 15235. Looking for more events about historic archtiecture in Pittbsurgh? Check out the Pittsburgh Historic Preservation Meet-Up group here: http://bit.ly/pghhistoricpresmeetup.… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – November 14th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: 500 Internal Server Error – 500 Internal Server Error Steeltown Anthem – This is a new-ish blog that has some great posts about art, architecture and design in Pittsburgh. Thanks to the Pittsburgh Craft Collective for helping us find another great blog. Sixteen Pittsburgh Steelers Bars – Great little blog about a Pittsburgher who currently lives in Brooklyn and is checking out a different NYC area Steelers bar each week. Follow IheartPGH on Twitter – we share more links there almost daily!… Read the rest

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