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.
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Last 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