by Nick Smerker | Nov 4, 2020
843 Western Avenue Introduction 843 Western Avenue was constructed no later than 1860, and probably as early as about 1850. The house was designed in a transitional architectural style that incorporated elements of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The Irwin...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 3, 2020
836 Western Avenue Introduction Robert and Martha Graham had 840 North Lincoln Avenue built between 1861 and 1863.The house was constructed on a lot that Martha Graham had purchased for $450 in 1861. It was one of the first houses built on North Lincoln Avenue...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 3, 2020
912 Galveston Avenue Introduction 912 Galveston Avenue, originally known as 140 Grant Avenue, is a two-story brick house occupying a 55′ wide by 35′ deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of Pittsburgh’s Northside. Josephine Noe Dale, a physician’s widow and a...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 3, 2020
812 Galveston Avenue Introduction 812 Galveston Avenue is a three story Italianate style red brick house occupying a 19.01′ wide by 96.18′ to 96.19′ deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of the city of Pittsburgh. Theodore H. Nevin, a bank president and paint...
by Nick Smerker | Oct 30, 2020
948-950 Beech Avenue Introduction Edward M. Butz had 948-950 Beech Avenue built between early 1880 and early 1881. Butz, an architect, designed the double house in the Second Empire style. After 948-950 Beech Avenue was constructed, Butz and his family began living at...
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