842 Beech Avenue

ca. 1992-1998

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Title
842 Beech Avenue: a researched history
Creator
Peterson, Carol (author) (researcher)
Date
ca. 1992-1998
Identifier
31735047448612
Description
Contains a detailed review of the history, age, and ownership of 842 Beech Avenue (originally known as 81 Beech Street), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a large three-story brick Italianate style house occupying a 43'9-3/4" wide by 100' deep lot located in the Allegheny West section of Pittsburgh's North Side. It was built between late 1873 and 1874 for Robert M. Gibson, an attorney who had gained prominence despite never having attended college or law school. Robert M. Gibson lived with his family and servants in the home between 1875 and 1882, when he died from lung disease and overwork. Shortly after Gibson's death, his widow Eliza lost the home through foreclosure. J. Bowman Sweitzer, an attorney and decorated Civil War veteran, bought the home in 1884. Sweitzer lived there for only four years before his death in 1888, but members of his family occupied the building until 1912, and owned it until 1925.
Extent
1 online resource (9 leaves)
Type
text
Subject
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--History
Geographic Subjects
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Language
eng
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Historic Pittsburgh Book Collection
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