Allegheny West (Pittsburgh)

Allegheny West
Allegheny West
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
	Victorian housing of Allegheny West
	Location of Allegheny West in Pittsburgh
	Coordinates: 40°27′7.50″N 80°0′56.79″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
City	Pittsburgh
Area
• Total	0.37 km2 (0.141 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	462
ZIP code	15212, 15233
	Allegheny West Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	City of Pittsburgh Historic District
	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Area	43 acres (17 ha). Roughly bounded by Brighton Road, Jabok Way, Ridge and Allegheny Avenues.
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	78002334
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1978
Designated CPHD	November 26, 1990
Designated PHLF	1997

Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989.

The neighborhood has two zip codes of both 15233 and 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 (North Side).

History

The area was frequented by Native Americans until late in the 18th century. In 1787 David Redick began a survey of the area, with land to be given to Continental soldiers as part of their pay for service in the American Revolution. In 1788 lots in the area were auctioned off in Philadelphia. Houses were first built in the district in 1846-47 and streets were laid out about the same time. In the 1860s there was another boom in housing construction.

In the late 19th century Ridge Avenue became known as "Millionaire's Row" with mansions built for Henry W. Oliver, William Penn Snyder, Harmar Denny, Alexander M. Byers, and others. Lincoln Avenue also became known for its mansions.

The neighborhood is the birthplace of Gertrude Stein.

Gallery

841 North Lincoln Avenue, built in 1878.
Gertrude Stein's birthplace (February 3, 1874) and childhood home, at 850 Beech Avenue.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, built in 1885, at 957 West North Avenue.
Joseph Horne House, built in 1889, at 838 North Lincoln Avenue.
Harry Darlington House, built circa 1890, at 721 Brighton Road.
Calvary United Methodist Church, built from 1892 to 1895, at Allegheny Avenue and Beech Avenue (954 Beech Avenue).
Byers-Lyons House, built in 1898, at 901 Ridge Avenue.
Chalfant Hall of CCAC (former house of Henry Chalfant), built circa 1900.
Mary Roberts Rinehart house (Rinehart lived at this house with her family from 1907 to 1912), at 954 Beech Avenue.
B. F. Jones House, built from 1908 to 1910, at 808 Ridge Avenue.
William Penn Snyder House, built in 1911, at 852 Ridge Avenue.
West Hall of CCAC (formerly Memorial Hall, Western Theological Seminary), built in 1911 and 1912.