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History of 942 Western Avenue

2004

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History of 942 Western Avenue
  • Title
  • History of 942 Western Avenue
  • Creator
  • Peterson, Carol (author) (researcher)
  • Date
  • 2004
  • Identifier
  • 31735047448778
  • Description
  • Contains a detailed review of the history, age, and ownership of 942 Western Avenue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hugh McKelvy, the postmaster of Allegheny City (now the North Side), and his wife, Sarah McKevy, commissioned its construction in 1868. The house, whose front section originally had a side-gabled roof, was constructed in the Italianate style, as shown in its arched, projecting window hoods and front door surround. The McKelvy family lived there for no more than two years, before selling the house in 1870. The next owner, wholesale liquor dealer Frederick Andriessen, was probably responsible for the construction of the first rear addition to the house in the early or mid-1870s. Charles G.B. Weihl, also a wholesale liquor dealer, purchased the house in 1881, and was likely responsible for the second rear addition to the house, built by 1884. Members of the Weihl family owned the property until 1921, alhtough they began to use the house as a rental property by 1900. By 1910, the house was divided into apartments. It deteriorated later in the 20th century. It stood empty for a number of years before it was purchased by Eric Kukura and Dru Imler in 2001 and renovated.
  • Extent
  • 1 online resource (12 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
  • Rights Information
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