News from PHLF

• National Park Service Approves PHLF’s Downtown Districts Project

  The National Park Service certified in May the nominations of the Pittsburgh Renaissance Historic District and boundary increase and additional documentation for the Firstside, Fourth Avenue, and Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic Districts for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. PHLF, with the assistance of Laura C. Ricketts, Architectural Historian with Skelly and Loy,… Read More

• Opera Theater SummerFest and PHLF Offer Special July 11 Event

  Members of PHLF are invited to a special event on Thursday evening, July 11, at the Twentieth-Century Club in Oakland. The historic landmark, designed by Janssen & Cocken in 1929, is the site for Opera Theater SummerFest. The evening agenda will be as follows: 5:00 p.m.: Memorable Oakland––discussion with David J. Vater, RA, and Louise… Read More

• Landmarks Scholarship Winners Announced

  PHLF Trustee David Brashear, Chair of the Landmarks Scholarship Committee, announced the winners of the 2013 Landmarks Scholarship on May 31. “We selected four winners out of the 58 applications submitted,” said David, “and look forward to meeting these high-school graduates and their parents during a luncheon on June 27.” The winners are: Christopher Besser… Read More

• 1,966 Thanks to 11 Corporations

  Thanks to contributions from 11 corporations through the State’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, PHLF involved 12 Pittsburgh Public Schools in its “Building Pride/Building Character” program of field trips, art activities, and book-publishing projects this January through June 5. Total attendance for PHLF’s programs was 1,966 (including students and adults). “All 1,966 students, teachers,… Read More

• Thank You Interns

  Five volunteer interns from local universities and graduate schools assisted PHLF from January through April 2013 with educational programs, main street revitalization, and the Downtown Districts National Register project. They helped edit a guidebook on twentieth-century architecture, created a facade rendering for a small-business owner, assisted on many walking tours, created mural projects for elementary… Read More

• Building Pride/Building Character with PPS Students

  Thanks to contributions from 11 corporations through the State’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), PHLF is involving 12 Pittsburgh Public Schools in its “Building Pride/Building Character” program of field trips, art activities, and book-publishing projects this January through June. In April, students from Pittsburgh West Liberty and Pittsburgh Phillips participated in a PHLF tour… Read More

• 17 More Student Teams Present Plans for North Side Lot

  PHLF’s 17th Annual Architectural Design Challenge drew to a close on April 17 when 17 teams––four high school and thirteen middle school––presented their models showing their visions for a vacant lot at 110 W. North Avenue, Northside. Students envisioned arts and community centers, a homeless shelter and workforce development office, a tutoring and enrichment center… Read More

• COMMENTS ABOUT PHLF TOURS FROM 2012 PARTICIPANTS

  “From dates, to style of architecture, to history, the PHLF guide knew it all and was very happy to share it.  . . . We have been into the city many, many times. Yesterday, however, gave us a new perspective and we hope to take advantage of some of the other tours. Keep up the… Read More

• Building Pride/Building Character with PPS Students

  Thanks to contributions from 11 corporations through the State’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), PHLF is involving 12 Pittsburgh Public Schools in its “Building Pride/Building Character” program of field trips, art activities, and book-publishing projects this January through June. In March, 60 students from Pittsburgh Perry High School participated in a college tour with… Read More

• Students Envision New Uses for North Side Lot

  Twelve teams of middle school students from Westmoreland County and Pittsburgh’s Environmental Charter School presented their concepts for a vacant lot at 110 West North Avenue during PHLF’s 17th Annual Architectural Design Challenge on March 19. We thank interior designers Alisa Griffin and Sheri Kosh and architects Roger Hartung, David Morgan, Richard Schmitz, and Terry… Read More

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