by Nick Smerker | Nov 9, 2020
946 Western Avenue Introduction 946 Western Avenue is a three story brick house occupying a 30′ wide by 120′ deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of Pittsburgh. 946 Western Avenue was built between 1875 and 1877 by Francis Torrance, president of the Standard...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 7, 2020
944 Western Avenue Introduction 944 Western Avenue was constructed between 1884 and 1888, and probably in 1887. The house was built on the western half of a double lot that Charles G.B. Weihl had purchased in 1881. Members of the Weihl family lived at 942 Western...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 6, 2020
942 Western Avenue Introduction Hugh McKelvy, the postmaster of Allegheny City (now the Northside), and his wife, Sarah McKelvy, commissioned construction of 942 Western Avenue in 1868. The couple had the house built on a double lot that Sarah McKelvy had purchased...
by Nick Smerker | Nov 4, 2020
939 Western Avenue Introduction 939 Western Avenue is a three story red brick house occupying a 135′ wide by 125′ deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of Pittsburgh. 939 Western Avenue was constructed in three stages between the mid- to late 1860’s and 1901...
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...
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