by Nick Smerker | Nov 11, 2020
940 W North Avenue Introduction William D. Hamilton, a second-generation coffin manufacturer, commissioned construction of 940 West North Avenue in 1895. Hamilton had the house built at an estimated cost of $10,000, on a lot that he had purchased for $8000 earlier the...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 9, 2020
705 Brighton Road Introduction Pittsburgh iron and steel manufacturer B.F. Jones commissioned construction of 705 Brighton Road in 1892 or 1893 as a home for his son-in-law and daughter, William W. and Alice Jones Willock. The house was built in the Chateauesque...
by Nick Smerker | Oct 26, 2020
843 Beech Avenue Introduction 843 Beech Avenue is a three story brick and stone house occupying a 70’6″ wide by 137’4.5″ deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of the city of Pittsburgh. 843 Beech Avenue was built by Jacob F. Diffenbacher, publisher of the...
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