Allegheny West is a historic

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's North Side. It has two zip codes of both 15233 and 15212, and has representation on

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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

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. 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

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, William Penn Snyder,

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, Alexander M. Byers, and others. Lincoln Avenue also became known for its mansions. The neighborhood is the birthplace of

Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris ...

Gallery

File:841NorthLincolnAvenue.jpg, 841 North Lincoln Avenue, built in 1878. File:GertrudeSteinBirthplace.jpg,

's birthplace (February 3, 1874) and childhood home, at 850 Beech Avenue. File:Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, rear and western side.jpg, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, built in 1885, at 957 West North Avenue. File:JosephHorneHouse.jpg, Joseph Horne House, built in 1889, at 838 North Lincoln Avenue. File:HarryDarlingtonHouse.jpg, Harry Darlington House, built circa 1890, at 721 Brighton Road. File:CalvaryUnitedMethodistChurch.jpg, Calvary United Methodist Church, built from 1892 to 1895, at Allegheny Avenue and Beech Avenue (954 Beech Avenue). File:Byers-LyonsHouse.jpg,

Byers-Lyons House The Byers-Lyons House (now Byers Hall of the Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus) in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a building from 1898. It was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh his ...

, built in 1898, at 901 Ridge Avenue. File:ChalfantHallofCCAC.jpg, Chalfant Hall of CCAC (former house of Henry Chalfant), built circa 1900. File:MaryRobertsRinehartHouse.jpg,

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house (Rinehart lived at this house with her family from 1907 to 1912), at 954 Beech Avenue. File:B.F.JonesHouse.jpg, B. F. Jones House, built from 1908 to 1910, at 808 Ridge Avenue. File:WilliamPennSnyderHouse.jpg, William Penn Snyder House, built in 1911, at 852 Ridge Avenue. File:WestHallofCCAC.jpg, West Hall of CCAC (formerly Memorial Hall, Western Theological Seminary), built in 1911 and 1912.

Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods

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* Central Northside * Chateau *

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* North Shore

References

External links

Allegheny West Civic Council
{{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks City of Pittsburgh historic designations Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

History

Gallery

Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods

See also

References

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