Saturday, August 2
10:00 am – Noon
$25 per person
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Tickets will not be available after 11:30 pm on August 1.
In 1895, G.F. Keller dubbed Sewickley the “Queen of Suburbs,” as its location 12 miles down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh removed it from the smoke and congestion of the city. Because it could be reached from Pittsburgh by rail in less than half an hour, Sewickley attracted an affluent clientele who commuted to the city for work.
This tour explores homes on Beaver Street, Pine Road, Centennial Avenue, Woodland Road, and Academy Avenue—all lying within Sewickley Historic District #1. (Sewickley Borough has three historic districts.) The tour also includes houses in the adjacent Edgeworth Borough. It encompasses a variety of architectural styles in works by some of the most prominent local architects and architectural firms of the times.