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Revisiting the 2nd Oldest House in Pittsburgh

May 1, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

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

The Oldest House in Pittsburgh is for Sale.

June 25, 2015 Lindsay 2 Comments

john woods houseLast Saturday, Urban Hike explored the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Hazelwood.  I have shared a few of the photos from the hike on Instagram and there have been several comments asking about the John Woods house. But this house! The John Woods house is the 2nd oldest house in the city. The house is owned by URA and is for sale. A photo posted by Iheartpgh (@iheartpgh) on Jun 22, 2015 at 7:38pm PDT The John Woods House has a long history in Hazelwood and is currently waiting for someone to take a liking to it. The house is currently owned… Read the rest

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Hazelwood, historic architecture, historic pittsburgh, historicpgh, john woods house

Hazelwood: History

June 8, 2006 Natalia Leave a Comment

I recently saw August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean (which deserves a post of its own!) The work is set in the Hill District 1907, and one of the characters, Selig, mentions setting off to Scotch Bottom. Where exactly is Scotch Bottom? This is actually part of Hazelwood, and according to this look at history of Scotch Bottom, “Immigrants from Scotland were the first settlers in this Indian territory, and the area from Four Mile Run to the Six Mile Ferry (four and six miles respectively from The Point) was called Scotch Bottom.” Hazelwood itself actually derives its name from… Read the rest

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Four Mile Run, Hazelwood

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