William Penn Snyder House | |
Location | 852 Ridge Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Coordinates | 40°27′1.08″N80°0′57″W / 40.4503000°N 80.01583°W Coordinates: 40°27′1.08″N80°0′57″W / 40.4503000°N 80.01583°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | George Orth and Brother |
Architectural style | French Renaissance Revival, Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001599 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 3, 1976 [1] |
Designated CPHS | March 15, 1974 [2] |
Designated PHLF | 1972 [3] |
The William Penn Snyder House is an historic building, which is located at 850-854 Ridge Avenue [4] [5] in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A three-story, late French Renaissance-style brownstone, which was built on "Millionaire's Row" in 1911 at a cost of $450,000, [6] it was described by The Pittsburgh Press in 1976 as "the city's sole example of the small 'town palace.'" [7]
Presently more than a century old, the building was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1972, [3] the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on March 15, 1974, [2] and the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1976. [1]
Designed for iron industry millionaire William Penn Snyder [8] by George Orth, with construction beginning in 1911, [9] [10] the William Penn Snyder House was completed in early January 1912, [11] and received significant media coverage of its opening when the Penn family hosted a combined housewarming for their new residence and a debutantes' ball in honor of their daughter on January 19, 1912. [12]
The William Penn Snyder House was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1972, [3] the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on March 15, 1974, [2] and the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1976. [1]
Located in the historic, Pittsburgh neighborhood of Allegheny West, the home was proposed for inclusion in a new city historic district by the Pittsburg Historic Review Commission at its meeting in early September 1989. [13]
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