Pittsburgh }listory E( Landrnarks FoundationOld Post Office . Allegheny SquaresØest.. Fittsburgh, Pa. 15212

, ' Number 45 - September 1973

Contraêtors have' moved onto the site to thewest of the 0ìd Post 0ffice Museum to do prel im-i'nary grading, construct the belgïan bloct wal ls,and instal I the underground electrical and waterservi ce for the Ga rden Court des i gned for th í sarea. The court will contain thrãe åreas: agulet formal area centered around a bubbl ingpool, a large exhibi'tíons and iefforming artsa rea commanded on i ts southe rn s i de by the porta lsculptures of the Hanchester'Bridge, and an,arti-facts exh¡bit¡on area

A long belgian block wall is being constructedalong the western side of the,court, to sepâratethe artifacts exhibition afeâ f rom,the AlleghenyCenter loop hlshway, and próvíde a shelfjfor eî-'

,htb¡ting specíal exteríor artífactsl'. A smallerwa l l , ís be íngiiçonsltructbd to' !'crn r'¿1,"gêter!ay.l'be;¡L,r'r" ,

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A Team of NetghbonhoodBoys llho Stacked BeL-,gian BLoek

3.0,000 BeLgian BLoekWez,e Dug out ,of 'Heapsof Dirt. that :.had been\dump e d :;b g ;,,Qh e.irr! r,u e k s,'dump e d .;b y .,,!he., y¡lr,u e ks,

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Gifts for the Garden'Court (continued)commemora.tive present. A permanent plaque listíngnames,of donors and persons designatå¿ ior. a mem_orial or gifts wiìl be mounted permanently in thega rden cou rt.

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Funding Cq*paign.Comtinues

We-are pleased to report that our fund rais ingcåmpaign is contínuing to enjoy support from ourmembers and fríends. Hembers have contri butedcash, securities, "ld pledges in response to theghallenge loan,:at 3Z interãst f rom.the Natíonal-Trust for Historic preservation. lncluded re_cent ly was ð contribut ion f rom the Jun ior League ..of Pittsburgh gív'en on behalf of its members ãn.ifor the work.of our organization.

\./e are also pleased to report that four donors,Hrs. I./i I I iam A: Galbraith, The Hunt Foundation,Laurel Foundation, and Rciúinson Foundation.¡,""åtogether contributed 920,000 to the camp"ign. il-,"three foundat ion grants are to be appl íed to thegarden court at the 0ld post 0ffice Mur"ur andHrs. Galbraithts donation ïs for our general work.Said 9ur president, Hr, Arensberg, r,We.are deepìygrateful to these donors for theãe. gi fts of $5,0óOeach toward our campaign. They.not"only wíll en_able us to intensify our. generai activiiies butalso to develop further tñe gar.den court at themuseur.,..Wu are privileged to enjoy this kind ofsupport."

AÂT I FACfS:R€storotloñ of v€ults of forner Eãs¡0h¡o Strc.t Bultd¡ngs. ,.i...Sj,5OO.OO

lnstsìl¡tlon of threc bells froñ St.P¡ulrs lJnltcd Church of Chy'lsr.......S¡,OOO.OO

l¡!tåll¡È¡an of onc bclì from Averycol l€ga, ...,,...:,.$ I,ooo,oo

!ount¡ng nlnc heystoncs froh {thAvc^u. Port 0fflce. .........S 250,00 ea.

lngtàl lðtlon of urn fron ¡rth Âv€nucPost offIce, ....,. -S ?50.00

lnstel ì¡t¡on.of grånttc ñ¡tden, fromtth Âvenue Port Offtce. ...,.52,500.00

¡lountln9 higtorlcàì reì¡êf !¿!loturè!fron pylons st Ohlo Rlver BIvd,onc at" .. ' '... ' '..s l5o.ooone €t..;.....,,. ,.,........S Z5O.0O

Íount¡ng stonG horse's hcåd,culpturefroh stabÌ¿ on C¡n.l Srreêt....,,....S 250.00

üountlng of vårlous grnrmcntal lronpleccr (gates, fcnccs, ctc.).......,,S t25,00 c..lnst¡l latìon of thice c¡sr I roneagle! fron H.nchcstcr Brld9e...,....Sl.,OO0.OO cð.lnståll¡tìon of Hanchl:tor Brtdgenrdâllíon. .-..,.:r....,,,..,S 2OO,OO

lnstàllåtlon of côst iron lfø'¡hêad fram ñâñchûster Brtdgé ór wôtt..S 100.00lnst¡l låtlon of . Íânchê!ter Br¡dÞcportrl lcutÞtur ..,.....:.....32,500.00

Gr€ñlte sreps ro bulldlng, ,..gt,SO0.OOInstållatlon of 6,000 Bdtqlåñpåv¡ng blocks from Sout}|ern Àvcnue....S

LIGHIING FIXTURTS:lnstål lation of gcven HcKecr-lock,Br¡dge Lamps. .,.....S

Llohtlng for ¡ênchastcr B.ldgcsculpÌure$. ........,S

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torch6! from n"r"¡.ri".'Siiã9ð.......St,000,00 ca. h Europe.rn llornbêåûs, .....r.,$

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75.00 e¡.Á. GIFT NO$r/A PLEDGE FOR L973.r974I/SØe enclose check or secu¡ities to be appliedtoward the fund campaign of Pitrsburgh History&I¿ndma¡ksFoundation ...... .......$.I pledge the following gift for I97l and againfor 1.974 (please bill mq) ........$.

PHLF ASS ISTS BEULAI-I. PRESbYTERIAN .CHURCH

The Historical -society of Beulah presbyteríanChurch in Church.ill Borough call'ed on pNlf forassistânce w¡th a problem of fal I ing ceï I ing plas_ter in thei r Vernacul ar Georgian "nã Greet ñev¡uilhall Chur.ch of 1837. War;ren Schwe,i,tzer, supervigorof restoratíon, and El I ís Schmídlapp,-ais¡stant fordes ign programs, inspected the ,,scíssors,, trussover the hall of the church.and found that t;;framework of the suspended ,À"iìo;-;;ri; cei I ing,3: pull ing away f rom the roof truss. They..werea!le to suggest a set of metal straps to correctthe problem and .a plastering contractor to restore'the ceitins. The Beulah Hi;toricåi S;cieiy i;-- -cu.rrentìy seeking funds to f inance the project andother restoration work in the build¡nS.t

r.4LLA DLI LT EDT]CATTOAI PR OGRA MThis year our adult education course wilì bednrìtled A pTTTSBURGH ARCHTTECTURAL p0Tp0URRt,and wi I I be dffered by Hr. James D. Van Trump.The lectures wi I I be offered on 6 Nonday eveningsfrom 0ctober 29 to December 3. The classes willbe heì d from 8:00 p. m. to 9:45 at the 0l d pos t0ffi ce Museum. The cost for the course i s $25.00(n mínimum of l0 registratlons is necessary t;conduct the course)

Regïstration is by mail wíth tuitíon check enclos-ed; registratioh deadl ine is 0ctober ZZ, no re-funds are available after that date

I woul! appreciare z call . ,Please allocate my,donation to the general fund campaign . . ., ., . . ., . . . . . .Plcrjse allocare niy donation to the following program .,.. . . .

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The tïtles of the 6 lectures are:H, H. R i cha rdson and the Romanesg ue Rev í va l i n pgh

"ASpçcts of 0ld Al ìegheny: the Lincoln Beéch area.Aspects of 0ld Al l'egheny: The Mexlçan War Streets

lnteriors and Gardens.Squ i rre I I H i'l I and I ts Deve lopmen t.Shadys i de and I ts Deve I opmen t,1': :":o-': :' :':o:':n:REGISTRATION FORM

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for S25.00, is encìosed.

A CILüIlenge Íor Inndmarlcs FounilntionA $?5,000 grant tó the Pittsburgh{r Hlstory & Landmarks Founda-tton (PHLF) by the Alcoa Founda-tlon moves tþis lmagtnative organi-¡atlon a slgnlflcant dls"tance towardmr.tching ¡ chal-lenge loan from theNatlonal Trust forHlstoric Preserva-tlon.

The Natlonalfrust made an $85,-000 challenge loanto FHLF on terms thet the local or'ganlzrtion raise $6 for each gl of thcloan to undergird its varlous pro-grams. The loan ls four times aslarge as any the National Trust everhas made, obviously a lemar|<able voteof confidence in the work being doneby PHIiF - such as its preservationof the OId Post Office on the North-side and its community restoration lnthe Mexican fuar Streets area, North-ride, and the 10üh to 29th Streets dis-trlct, Southside.

So PHLF he¡ embarked on a $600,-000 fund-raising drive to meet theterms of the challenge loan:

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We support the eurrent drlve for areason well stated by Leopold ,AdlelII, a trustee of the National Trust:"Pittsburgh without a doubt ls con-ducting the most significant' programln the natlon today in historic preser-vation because it seeks {o utilize therestoration of historiC buildings and,neighborhoods as a means.to renew-iirg civlc pride. Pittsburgh Hlstory &Landmarks Foundation saves not justbirildtngs but people."

. 1. To secure ownershlp of the Old.Post Office; whlch w&s restored as bcommunlty museum under a leasc

wlth thc Urban Rænewal .ô.uthortty.

2. To ralse meJor local financlal support to underglrd PHLF progiams on

e long-range basis. 3. To repay thaloan with 3 per cent lnterest over aflve-year period.

' To date PHLF members have do-

nated $22,000, and an addltlonal $15,-000 has eome from an Bnonymous

donor. So the Alcoa Foundation granttlfts the campaign aboíe the $110,000

tuition check/

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Also of interest is Hr. Van Trump's most recentbooklet "Why the H? The History of the Spel I ingof Pittsburgh".

Please send me copies of'"Why thetory of the Speìling of Pittsburgh'r @

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ld Post Office ArtifactsAn h,istoric roll-top-desk has been donated to

the 0 I d Pos t 0ffi ce Huseum. The desk was purch-ased in 1880 by J. Erastus.HcKelvy, the senlor ,

partner of the prominent law fi rm of HcKelvy and l

Wright, which had lts offices in the St. Nicholas.r,Buï lding on Diamond. Street (now Forbes Avenue) .i

across'f rom the present Frick Buidl ing. ,,.

T,he f,i rm was one o'f the f irst tenantd in the ,

Filck Buiì'din9 in 1905. Af.ter Mr. HcKelvy,sdeath in 1915, the desk was used by J, HerríllWright of t.he f irm Wright, Chalfant, and f',lc.Cand- ,

less and later Wright and Rundle.

rRobert A. Rundì'e became the owner of 'af,e de"skupon the death of Hr. Wright n l9q9 and used it I

until his death in 1973, sr¡ll occupying thesame of f ices in the Frick Building as .the orï9înalli.tt. The desk has been donated by the estate, o'fRobert A. Rundle.

The roll.top desk is a huge and împress.i u",u'*-ample of this once common type of desk., and ¡tsstrong association with Pittsburgh history makesit a particularly suïtable acqui'iition.

Braddock Library Added toNational Register

SHALER H I STOR I CAL SOC I ETY FORMED RECENTLY I

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'ln September l972 the Shaler Histor'i cal Society'was formed.' Tct date there are-approximately 100.'members.AnyoneinterestedinShalerTownshiphistory is welcome whether res'idents or not., Dues

'are S2.00 per year. Several gatheríngs have beerrenjoyed by the g,roup, The next general meetingwill be held the last Wednesda,y of September 1973,at the Township of Shaler-North Hi I ls Library.\le are happy,to learn of the interest of suchgroups and encourage them in their endeavor's.

BAS T BALL SIIO\,/ ST I LL ON

V/e are qtill planning arn exhibit for next yeêr'coricerninc¡ the history of baseball and,the Pitts-burc¡ h Firates in parti'cular. The entire exhib-it will.consist of items loaned to us by inter-ested Pittsburgh resicl ents. All items will' "be'

displayed securely and full çredit will, be civdn,to ,the i r owne rs. I Anyone in tåres ted in 'a

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us through the loan of memorat¡ilia is urged, tocontact the Foundation at'322-120\,

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Recentìy one of our most fai thful members, Ki rkeC. l./i lson, passed away. Hr, r¡/i I son was an arche,-ologist with Carnegie lnstitute and had headedthe team that uncove!red over l!,000 objects inthe grouird at' the Nei ll Log House seveial yea,rsago.' I.le had conducted th¡s archeology before, wereconstructed the' house. Hany of the artì factsare now on.display at the 0ld post 0ffice Huseum.Mr.. I Mrs. l./i lson joined our organization at i tsinc'eption and workã¿ as votuniuË;; t;-rãnv wêys.After Hr. Wilsonrs passing, many friend's sentmemori'al checks to.,our organízation, and we arenow planning to,estabìish a special memoríal ino.u. artif act garden that we are developing atthe 0lð Post 0ffice 14useum. 0ver $500. has aì-ready been con t r i bu ted.

Patent Model AcquisitionGrant Received

We aqe pìeased to announce that Edward Ryan ofRyan Homes.has contributed $1,000. to our organi-zati,on toward our frnd raising campaïg'n, the moneyto be utilized for the. acquisition of patent módelsthat relate to, Pí ttsburgh industry.

For many years. in order to secure a patent aninventor had to submi t a model to the patent 0fficeThe practice was discontinued in the late lgtfr cen-tu ry and seve ra I hund reà på ten ts we re so I d off asa group and changed hands several ti ires. Nowthèse patent¡ are being auctioned periodical ly.

I'tr. Ryan contributed S'l ,000 last year to enableus to acquire 2\ patent'models and this secondgrant is to be used ât the next auction Iaterthis year.

-¡ rT.his is an important collectí'on for us and we

are very pleased to have the funds ,that wi l l en-able us to;¡ssemble an interesting group ofmode.l s . i

We are p leased to announce that the Carnegie FrebLibrary of Braddock located in Al legheny .Cou¡tyhas been placed on the National Register of His',toric.PlaceS,our:Nation'sCatalogueofhistor.ical lI and architectural ly si.gnif icânt structuresand sÍtes. Entry upon the National Registergives national recognition to the hisltoric and/or'architec,turäl merits of the structure.

i ca t i on 'r Renova te Don ri Re I oca te"egler, .Jr. ís now on sale in ours booklet is of great ïntereÉt toto make the dec i s ion ï t 'sugges ts ,

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^ANNU,{L MEMBERSHIP DUES :

Individual

Husband & !7ife. .. . .. ..,frpm $12.00

Conuibuting ... l.......from$50.00Sustaining . . .. .f¡om $100.00

Pat¡on . f¡om $500.00

Life .. ....r ..f¡om$1,000.00

Organizations:

Active. ....;..-from$2).00Contributing ....f¡om$50.00

Sustaining

Patron . .......f¡om $:oo.oo

ME¡4BERSHIP PRIVILEGES

1. Free admission to ¡he Old Pcist Office, the

Pittsburgh History & Landma¡ks Museum-

2. )% discount' on purchases at the Old Post

Office Museum Gift ShoP.

3., Subscription to "News for Members" and spe'1.

cial publications on architecru¡e and history.,

4. F¡ee admission or discount tickets for walk-ing and bus touis.

5. F¡ee admission to winter lecrure series.

6. Norification of irew exhibits at the OId'PostOffice.

7. Participation in an organization given na'tional awards "for the vigor of its programs."

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Annapolis: The Background and fh* TourI t i s a great pleasure fçr us to be ab ìe to

announce that Mrs. St. Ctai'r ltright, the founderand director of Historic Annapolis, lnc. whichhas been so stlicessful ,in preservíng this splen-d¡d historic town in Haryland wilì address ourmembers on 0ctober 15, 1973 at the 0ld Post 0fficeMuseum. Mrs. Wri ght wi I I be the fi rst speaker inour 1973-197lq Lecture Series I'DistinguishedLecturers in Historic Preservation."

Mrs. Wright's story is astounding. 0peratinEwi th very I i ttle cash and in the days when his-.toric þreservation had less momentum, Hrs. Wrightand her gIoup acqui red facade easements to manypropertieÉ in Historic Annapolis so that itcould protect the exterigrs of the buildings. Thegroup ôreated an histor'iö district in,the down-tpwn a rea and i n ten yea rs the property va I ueshave çisen from l8 million to 3B million dollarslIt ls also one of the most charming preservationtowns'in the United States. Mrs. Wright.willdescribe through words and sl ides the triumphs,the setbacks, and. the remaïn ing chal lenges forHistoçíc Annapolis. .

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0ur members wi I I have an opportun¡ ty to vîewthe realities of 14rs. Wright!s success on aspecïal fal I bus tour ,to Annapol is departing0ctober 26, and return i ng Sunday, 0ctober 28. Wewi I I tåke a scenic fal I ride across the Pennsyl-vania and Haryland mountaïns to Annapolis wherewe wil I dine in an hïstorïc lnn and where bre wil Ihave several waìking tours on Saturday and Sunday,including access to some of the'fine houses there.For more'details and applicatíon form for thistour pìease see the flap page of this newsletter.

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s)ME -oF TtlEÏNTEREST. IN

RESTORED ANDANNAPOLTS

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' The Great Building Search of 1973announceS .an änonymous pr tzeber'awarded as fol lows:

al ly acclaimed survey La¡!¡gfLiIr,bjle,ç_lure ofAllegheny County by'Art n

@r d i rectors are seeking inf orma-tion leading to the continued existence in Pitts-burgh and Al legheny County of early buildings andv'i sible remains thereof.

Accordingly we of fer the fol lowirtg prizes tothose whô produce informatíon leáding to:

l'(l)'Any struçture in the City of Pittsburgh ofthe eighteenth'century other than t.he three men-tioned in the survey book (Fort P¡tt,, The NeillLog l-louse and the \,Joods House in Haze lwood) . F i rs tprize wiìl'be S50.00, second prize Sl0.0O, andthi rd prize a copy of the osurvey.

(Z) Any structure in the County of Alleçjnenyof the e i ghteenth "qntury not ment i oned i n thesurvey. First pri zci wil I be $25.00, secdnd andthi rd prizes wi l l be copïes of the. survey.

(¡).Any structure în nlì.gheny County authen-ticable before the year 1850 and not mentioned ineither the survey or Charles Stotz's classicbook The Early Arc-bitecture_of Western PerlnsLl:van i a nextTõ-i7i zes will be copies of the survey.

All prizes will be awarded in the sole dis-cret0on of James D. Van'Trump and.Arthur Ziegìer.Aì_ì entries must be received on or before Decem-ber 31, 1973.

The Presidentsift of $100. to

So letrs go, arch i tectuial buffs ! Yo, ray notget.rich, and you may have. to declare the-,pri,'ze

Friendlv Hints

How old is the handsome fed-,er.al structure' in,this Pic-ture? \.Ja$. there once a two-stor'y porch along,lthe'f ront?"VJhat is'the dark'staih " 't'under the thiidrstoçy win-dows? Who owned this l,rouse?What do the deed i'eco.rds ,i.'

show? Do you know how to run'the Ad Sectum lndex (reverse

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index) in the Rêcorder of'Deeds 0f,f ice?

Look now at this house. lsthere a log stru,cture under-neath this siding? Did the'porch ove r I ook the r i ve r? ..Has not the porch survivedalì other incursions overthe years? ,What evi dence of ,'the age of this structureexists on its interior? lnits cellar? Are the oldbeams the re, the'o I d s tonesof the f oundat ion? W'hô own¿ed this house in'1850, irt1840, in lSlo? Did any ofthe olil deeäs contain ref-erences to the structure as

"havi ng t'h"r.ã.n ur".ted,'¡etc.ff?

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Here's to the Old Post OfficePeopìe throughout Pittsburgh have been drinkingto the 0ld Post 0ffice Huseum al I summer ìong.The lron City Brewery reproäuced a very lovelydrawing of the 0ld Post 0ff ice Museum on its beercans severaì months ago; in cafes, restaurants,h'omes, picnics, and'twho knows where else?" the0l d Pos t 0'f f ice Museum has beên ra ised in. con-vivial i ty. We thank the I ron Ci ty Brewery forthis unrJsual contributiorl toward the promotion ofthe 0ìd Post 0ffice'Huseum and our work.

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AIEEDED...lle are anxíous to obtain spme Victoriah lamps foruse in our galleries here at' the 0ld Post 0fficeMuseum. We are also in need of some upholsteredleather chairs for use in the directoris meetingroom., lf you have any of these items\ thqt: YoÙ,1would be wiIIing to dônate, to therMuseum pl'eäs.p

""ii-rr'ã ¿f f i""' Ì^le are aiways very appreCiat'ive

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It is a great pleaannounce that Mrs. Stand director of Histohas been so s[¡ icessfud¡d historic town inmembers on 0ctober l5Museum. Mrs. l^Jri ghtour 1973-197\ LectureLecturers in Historic

Hrs. Wright's storwith very l¡ttle cashtori.c þreservation haand her group acqui reproperties,i'n Hístoricould protect the extgroup created an hïsttown ¿r rea and in tenhave ¡isen from lB mïIt ls also one of thetowns i n the Un i ted S

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Annapolis: T TOTIRSANNAPOLIS BUS TOUR 0cT0BER 2 6-28, tg73

0ur tour wil I leave the 0ld post 0fflce Huseum at'3:30 p,m,on Friday, 0ctober 26. we will stqp enroute for dinnerat the Fort Bedford lnn, and arrïve in Annaporis late,rthat-evening where we will be lòdged at the,HistoricHaryland lnn right in'the historic district. s'aturdaymorning wi I I be free for,the group to get acguainted wi ththe area; we wi I I have a luncñeon'at nãon and then agui ded tour in the af teìrnoon. saturday even ing wi I I befree for us to dine on our ohrn where ever we choos..sunday morning we wil I have a,nother gulded tour and alúncheon together, after whi çh we wi i r reave fbr home,We are really privileged to have this speclal ,treatmentby the Anna'polis Historical Foundatïon and we hope to I

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ANñAp0L I s rouR '0cr0BER 26-aB ,1g73

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0u r membe rs wi I I have an opportun i ty to v ithe real ities of Hrs. Wrightls success on aspecial fal I bus tour to Annapol is departing0c'tober 26, and returning Sund'ay, 0ctober 28.will take a scenic fall ride across the Pennsvania and Haryìand mountains to Annapolïs whewe wilì dine in an historic lnn and where wehave several walking tours on Saturday and Suincluding access to some of thà \fine houses iFor more'details and appl ication form for thtour please see the flap page of this newsle

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SPEC I FY ROOH ACCOHHODATIONS DES I RED:_ Tl,/lN @$78. per person; , St,NGLE @$83.; $gO.lor non-members. ;

I understand no money can be refunded after 0ctober r2,1973, and I hereby, absolve pittsburgh History 6 Landmaiksf rom any l.iabil ity for loss, damage or injury tor my per-son or prope rty due to any cause whatsoever.

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Join us for this, our greatest tour yetl; l,/e wiII have ;,.,.a charter f I ight ,f rom P ¡ttsburgh do London whe're we W¡ I I r.iiispend l0 days:and 9 nishts.r' .Tñe cost,.i¡ ¡only it¡1..ãnd iitiiIincludes f irst lcless acc'ommodations, t'ours., entertain: .-l-:;''ment, and some lunches. t"Thís is a real bargaín, and a '

chance of a life tíme. liake,your plpns now, an.d watch i.,,for reservation foim in lthe n;xt new/slettà1. '

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The P res i den t announces .an anonymousgïft of $100. to be''awarded as foliowS:

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burgh and Al legheny County of early bui ldingdv'i sible remains thereof.

Accordingly we of f er the f ol Iowi rrg prizesthose whô produce information ìeáding to:

(l) Any strr¡cture in the City of P¡ttsburthe eighteenth'century other than t*he threetioned in the survey book (Fort Pitt,, The NeLog House and the t^/oods House in Haze lwood) .

prize will'be $5O.OO, second prize $10.00, athird prize å copy of the nsurvey

(Zl Any structure in the County of Al legheof the eighteenth century not mentioned in tlsurvey. First prizd will be $25.00, second'¿third prizes wíll be copies of the survey.,

(¡) nny structure in nlìegheny County autlticable before the year 1850 and not mentioneeither the survey or Charles Stotz's classic'book The Earìy A.rchilectur.e gLWesl-eln_ fqnnqlvan ia n(l0 prizes wí I I be copies of the survey.

All prizes will be awarded in the sole d¡cretgon of James D. Van'Trump and.Arthur 7ieAlì entries must be received on or before Deber 3l , 1973.

Here's to the Old Post OfficePeople throughout P¡ttsburgh have been drínkrto the Old Post 0ffice Museum al I summer lon,tf'u I ron C í ty B rewe ry rep roijuced a ve ry I ovedrawing of the 0lcl Post 0f f ice.Museum on itscans severaì months ago; in cafes, restauran,h-omes, p icn ics, and 'rwho knows where el se?r'0ld Post 0ffice Museum ha5 beèn raised in. covivìaìity. We thank the lron City Brewery fthis unrlsual contribution toward the promotithe 0ìd'Post 0f f ice' Huseum and our work.

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bnu of the highl ights,,of the Julytour to Wash ington and, Greêne Coun-ties was the visit to the recentlyrestored Victorian mansion whichï s p i ctured he re. The mans i on nowhouses the Greene County Histor-ical .Society. To date 28 of its52 rooms a re furn i shed and open

to the public. 0ur group wa's very i'mpressed with the res-,toration work and the unique col lections contained in the:Museúm. We were given a royaI .weIcome and enjoyed theafternoôn very much. We aì so attended some of the fes-rivities at the l,Jest M¡ddletown Sesqui-Centenn,ial Çelebfa-tion in the morning of that day.

Another highlight of our summer tours wãs the August I'Ialk-ing Tour of Thornburg. Besides viewing the archi tectureof the area we were ñelcomed by many rãsídents of the irea'and permi tted to vis I t thei r gardens and several houses.Pictured here qre just a few of /the many points of i'nterest.

0ur most recent,tríp Ì^ras to Titusville, Pa. and theChautauqua lnstitution in New York.'. Features of,rthistríp were a personal ly conducted tour of so'me of thesites around Tï:tusvil le by Mr. James Stevenson, formercha i rman of the Pennsy ì van ia H is tor ica I t Hu'seum Com-mission and now.reàíAent of Titusvílle. 'Also of',.inter-est on the tour'were.the symphony concert and the boatcru i se on Lake Chautauqua.

The Great LON DON CHARTE R FL I GHT

al ly accìaimed survey Landmark Archi tectureA l legheny County by -Art@r directors are seeking infortion leadíng to the continued existence in Pi

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0n Wednesday afte rnoon ZS Junethe Foundatï.on dedicated a hístor-i c landmark plaque at the KoppersBuilding. Shown accepting theplaque from our President, CharìesAr'ensberg is Douglas Grymes, Pres-ìdent of Koppers Cornpany, lnc. TheKoppers Bul ldíng, is one of thegrea.t monuments of I'Art Deco,'architecture in the city.

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I Top Desk JoinsPost Office Artifacts

r h,istoric roll-top-desk ha,s been donated told Post 0ffice Huseum. The de.sk was purch-in 1880 by J. Erastus HcKelvy, the senÍorer of the promlnent law f i rrn of HcKelvy and '

t, which had.ïts of f i,ces in the S't. Nicholasing on Diamond'street (now Forbes Ayenue)s'f rom the present Frick Buidl ing..' ,

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e f i rm was one of the f i rs t tenån t:i in tÍeBu'i I'ding in 1905. Af ter ttr. HcKelvy'sin l9l 5, the desk was used by J. Herri I I

' t of the f i rm l.lr igh t, Cha I f an t, and HcCand-and later Wright and Rundle.

e rOl l-top desk is a huge and impressive ex-of th i s once common type of desk, and i ts

g association wìth Pïttsburgh history makes)articularly sui table aÇqui's i tion.

ildock Library Added toional Register,e pleased to announce'that the Carnegie Freety of Bra.ddock located in Al legheny .Countyleen placed on the National Register of His-,,Place'sr eur'. Nation's Câtaloguu of histor-y and archltecturally gi.Snificânt structuresites. Entry upon the National Registernationäl recognition to the his:toric and/or

tectural meri ts of the structure.

H I STOR I CAL SOC I ETY FORHED RECENTLY

BALL SHOW STILL ON ,'\'

le qtill'planning êrn exhibit for next yearprninq the history of baseball and the Pitts-h pi rates in particular, The enti re exhib-iìl consist of items loaned to us by inter-i p¡ttsbui'gh resictents. All items wìll, be'

layed securely and f ull credi t will. be glvdn:re i r owne rs. Anyone in teres ted in a id ingI rough the loan of memorat¡ i I ia is u rged torct the Foundation at 322-120¿l .

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Tourist Rack 'a Success

0ur Tourist Information Rack located i¡ the Iobby en-t rqnce of the 0 I d Pos t 0ffi ce 'Huseum has proved to be a

focáì point, not only for out-of-city yisitors,.but torlt any local residents of Pittsl>urgh and tlle surroundinç¡districts. Comment indicates that "even though we ì ive'here we d¡dri ' t know of the many varied opportuni tiesfor pìeasure,.interest an'd relaxinq ríctht here in thea.rea". t

The rack, wh i ch was funded by the Junior League., offersinformatíon cori sisting of circuìars and brochures whích arqcontinual ly beinq up-dated. lnformation about' local dams,waterways, conservation areâsr. picnic and campinq areasprovided by the U. S. Army Corps of Enqiheers have beenvery popular. "The History of PPG lndustries", a bro-chure of f ered by the P ¡ttsburgh. based corirpany of thatname is a most interest¡ng booklet. 14aps of AlleghenyCounty f urnished by the Boa'rd of ,Commissioners are.avaíì-able as weìl as the Gu,lf.0il map of Pittsburgh.

:Among the numerous other publications,you will f indinformation on all of the Cou.nty Parks, Carneqie Library,Carneqie Museum, area universities, museums, The Pitts-burgh Zoo, Duquesne lncl ine, PAT Transit Guide, river boatrides, sightseeinq trips, The ll istorícal Society of \,/est-ern Pennsylvania, Western Pennsyìvania Consèrvancy, hi s-torical rehabilitations, museums and many other featuresincìudin-o prog'rams at Heinz Haì'l, Buhl Flanetarium, Car-necl ie Lecture l-l aìl and the Garden C.enter. Thinqs to doìn Pittsburgh an'd a scheduìe of Pennsylvania events isalso available as well as a Pennsyl'vania Turnpike folder. t

bert A, Rundl'e became the o"n.t. of ,the desklthe {eath of -Hr. ì.frigtrt in ig\S and uséd ¡t I

hit death in 1973, still oçcupying thebf f ices in the Frick Building as ltfre origínal

The desk has been donated by the estate o'ft A. Rundle. ('

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September 1972 the Shaler Historìcal Socìetyrmed. Tö date the¡e are-approximately 100's. Anyong interested in Shaler Township ;.y ís we.lcome whether res'idents ör not., Dues.00 per y,ear. Several gatherings have bee¡d by the group. The next general meetinge held the last Wednesda,y of September 197.3,Townshîp of Shaler-North Hills Library.happy,to learn of the interest.of suchand encourage them in their endeavor's'

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FALL FLOWER SHOW COHI NG TO NORTH S I DE

This year the Fall Flower Show will be held inAl legheny Center Mal l. Watch your local newspapers for detai ls of special events on theNorth Side duri'ng the Show. Noveniber 4-16

COMMITTEE OF 2OO SHORT OF GOALI

The quota of 200 perFons to give $100 in'o.'d"r.to save the Anq i tue Toy I'luseum needs you I I fwe fa i I to reach. our goa I we cannot buy theToy Huséum, Letrs'not bers'horti Send yourchecks to Toy Fund, 0ld Post 0f fice l'luseum,Allegheny Square ly'est, P9h., Penna. 15212

Drawing -for Sterl ing Silver Hiniature Kltchento be held at the 0ld.Post 0ffìce, Dec. l2th.Kitchen is on dïsplay at the Museum. ,Donation5 I .00 - p roceeds to benef i t Toy Huseum.

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Free admission to the Old Pcjst Office, the . -'Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Museum.

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OlËce Museum Gift Shop.

Subscription to "News for Members" and spe'l

cial publications on architectu¡e and history.

Free âdmission o¡ discount tickets for walk- '

ing and bus touis. '

Free admission to winter lecru¡e series.

Notification of new exhibits at the Olcl Fr:st

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0ctober l5 8:30 p.m. Lecture at 0ld Post0ffice by Hrs. St. ClairItrïght of Historic Annapol is

0ctober 26-28,Bus Tour to H.istorícAnnapo l i s

November 4-l6,Annual,FalI Flower'ShowAllegheny Center Hall'

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