Saturday, February 19, 2011 By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In a Former Lutheran Church in East Pittsburgh, an Artist Crafts a Home and Studio [caption id="attachment_8882" align="alignright" width="160" caption="Artist Dan Riccobon converted this former Lutheran church on Linden Ave. in East Pittsburgh into his home and studio. Bob Donaldson / ... Read More
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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The Madonna del Castello Church at 7416 Duquesne Avenue in Swissvale has sat vacant for ... Read More
By Deborah Deasy, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, November 29, 2010 t's easy to overlook the oldest churches in Pittsburgh. "Then, you come inside and see how beautiful it is," says Sean O'Donnell, secretary at Smithfield United Church of Christ, one the city's four oldest houses or worship. The others -- all soaring stone structures ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010 By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7859" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Heavenly Vision Ministries and parsonage, formerly known as the Our Lady Help of Christians in the Larimer section of Pittsburgh, has a 6,000-square-foot rectory and a banquet hall in the lower level. It's on the market for $169,900. ... Read More
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Residents often know of special places in their towns that don't make it into tour books, from the eye-popping taxidermy in the ... Read More
Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Sriprasert promised Wilkinsburg residents on Tuesday that they would have new neighbors next fall. Mr. Sriprasert, director of real estate development for the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, is overseeing two new housing projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "By this time next ... Read More
First-time event to highlight area's change, influence Friday, October 01, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7273" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="In this photo taken in the 1890s, Civil War veterans participate in a reunion in front of a building on Penn Circle South that is still standing in East Liberty. The ... Read More
Monday, September 27, 2010 By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Three years ago, the stately 19th-century sandstone church at Friendship and South Pacific avenues in Bloomfield lay in ruins and was targeted for demolition. "Can this church be saved?" a newspaper article asked at the time. The answer, borne out by a leaking roof, ... Read More
By Margaret Harding, Michael Hasch and Bill Vidonic PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 23, 2010 Thousands of Western Pennsylvanians remain without power today and might not have service restored until Sunday morning. Wednesday's brief but powerful thunderstorm has left a lasting impression. Duquesne Light reported 13,000 customers — many in Allegheny County's South Hills neighborhoods — ... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010 By Tina Calabro The name of Sister Thea Bowman may not be widely recognized, but within the Catholic education community, she is celebrated for her commitment to the education of underprivileged children, especially those of African-American descent. Sister Thea, a Mississippi native and granddaughter of a slave, converted to ... Read More
Friday, September 10, 2010 11:33 AM Written by Diana Nelson Jones To some people, the historic standards that prohibit vinyl windows and metal awnings are dictatorial. To others, those standards safeguard authenticity and dumbing down is not an option. When it’s your own budget, a little gray can seep into the argument. Even someone ... Read More
By Chuck Biedka, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Friday, September 10, 2010 Last updated: 7:11 am [caption id="attachment_7147" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="From left, Emma and Jim Dunmire, of Washington Township; Jack and Eleanor Zerbini, of Salem Township; Maynard Miller, of Kiski Township; and Kathy Moneymaker, of Washington Township, all gather together in front of the ... Read More
PHLF News Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Thanks to $25,000 in challenge grants from two anonymous donors, The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation is reviving its recently troubled Historic Religious Properties Program, which provides matching grants to help congregations perform exterior maintenance on their facilities. "Since 1997, we've been giving an average of ... Read More
August 1, 2010 PHLF News Thanks to a successful Challenge Grant Initiative, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation will be offering its Historic Religious Properties Grant Program again this Fall 2010. We are offering a technical assistance workshop for congregation leaders, representatives, and guardians of historic religious structures on September 20 at Calvary Episcopal ... Read More
By Jodi Weigand PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, July 26, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6745" align="alignnone" width="280" caption="Stained-glass windows at First Baptist Church of Glassport were vandalized Thursday. The church hopes to obtain help from the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation's Historic Religious Properties Program to make repairs. Jasmine Goldband | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Alaina Raftis , TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 15, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6655" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The heavily cultivated and well-maintained garden -- which sits on a third of an acre off of Fifth Avenue in Oakland -- was created by Irene Jacob, a botanist who founded the docent program at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 15, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6596" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Christian Michaels, 8, shoots hoops during a summer camp at Homestead United Prebyterian Church in Homestead. The camp is organized by the Methodist Union of Social Agencies, or MUSA, which wants to run after school programs for middle school children ... Read More
By Jeffrey Widmer TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Thursday, July 8, 2010 The old St. Luke's Church in Carnegie might gain new life. The Carnegie planning commission last month approved plans to renovate the red brick church at Third Street and Third Avenue. It closed after being ravaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan in September ... Read More
PHLF News June 16, 2010 Six weeks ago, PHLF and two of its members pledged $37,500 for an all-or-nothing challenge grant to jump-start our Historic Religious Properties Program that provides matching grants and technical assistance to architecturally significant historic religious properties in Allegheny County who need to undertake critical building repairs. The challenge grant ... Read More
PHLF News May 12, 2010 We are making good progress but need your help to reach our goal of raising $37,500 by June 30 in support of our Historic Religious Properties (HRP) program. To contribute by credit card use the Targeted Donation Today option on the left hand side of this page, ... Read More
PHLF News April 26, 2010 Thanks to two of our members, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation may receive $25,000 in matching grants to get our Historic Religious Properties Program (HRPP) back up and running. The grant, however, is contingent upon PHLF’s members and friends contributing $25,000 in new HRPP support by June ... Read More
By Jack Miller PHLF News April 20, 2009 The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) has announced that Historic Harmony (HH) has donated preservation easements to PHLF that will ensure the preservation of eight historic HH properties located in Butler County. All of the protected properties are in Harmony Borough or Jackson Township in ... Read More
January 14, 2009 PHLF News Today, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation’s Historic Religious Properties Committee awarded $31,000 in grants to 8 congregations, plus 3 Technical Assistance Grants and 1 Energy Study. The committee reviewed 22 applications from historic religious properties in Allegheny County. Requests amounted to over $170,000. Grant ... Read More
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON 4420 BAYARD STREET, THE ELMHURST GROUP OCTOBER 1, 2008 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation has reviewed the ... Read More
PHLF News September 5, 2008 On Monday, September 15, the Historic Religious Properties Committee of Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) will host a technical assistance workshop at Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Congregation leaders, representatives, and guardians of historic religious properties in Allegheny ... Read More
WTAE August 26, 2008 A wrecking ball demolished a 157-year-old church in Elizabeth on Monday after decades of debate over the building's future. St. Michael the Archangel Church, built in 1851, closed its doors in 1987 after the Pittsburgh Diocese deemed the structure unsafe. Long-time ... Read More
Thursday, August 07, 2008 By Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Though chipped and decaying, a statue of St. Michael the Archangel holding his shield still stands guard over the front door of the closed St. Michael Church in Elizabeth Borough. But it's unlikely that the angel, considered the guardian and protector of the ... Read More
By Celanie Polanick VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Thursday, July 3, 2008 A former Roman Catholic church in West Tarentum was one of two in the Greater Pittsburgh area bought by Raffaello Follieri, an Italian real estate mogul recently accused of fraud for pretending to work for the Vatican.A century ago, ... Read More
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON ST. MARY’S ACADEMY BUILDING CITY HISTORIC STRUCTURE NOMINATION JULY 2, 2008 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks ... Read More
The Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra's Bach Lunch Concerts Summer Series will be conducted at two historic downtown Pittsburgh churches. Featured June 17 will be the Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra Strings at Smithfield United Church of Christ. On July 22, Gretchen van Hoesen (harp) and Jim Gorton (oboe) will perform at ... Read More
By Craig Smith TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, June 2, 2008 Katie Everette Johnson's pastor asked her to accompany him to a meeting with then-Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence because she took meticulous notes.It was a difficult assignment, recalled Johnson, now 85, of Schenley Heights. To make way for the Civic Arena, Lawrence ... Read More
By Alice T. Carter TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Diane Novosel has plans to shed light on a local art treasure in ways both literal and metaphoric.As the chairwoman of The Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka, Novosel is producing "Gift to America," a ... Read More
PHLF News March 7, 2008 St Nicholas Church on East Ohio Street was closed several years ago by the Roman Catholic Diocese and merged with St. Nicholas Millvale. A group envisioned saving the church and using it as a Croatian Heritage Museum, a goal that we were glad to see set forth. ... Read More
PHLF News March 6, 2008 By Carole Malakoff On February 7, George C. Dorman, trustee of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (Landmarks) and Chair of its Historic Religious Properties Committee, announced the 2008 Historic Religious Properties Grants and Technical Assistance Awards at the Annual Awards Ceremony in the Landmarks Building ... Read More
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Saturday, December 29, 2007 A growing number of historic churches in Allegheny County rotted by leaky roofs or even ransacked by thieves are seeking cash from the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation to jump-start expensive renovation efforts. Since 1997, the foundation has given more than $600,000 to 94 congregations ... Read More
