The John Frew House, also or formerly known as the Rachel and Robert Sterrett House, is an historic house in the Westwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5][6][7]
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| Location | 1566 Poplar Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′45.52″N 80°3′31.03″W / 40.4293111°N 80.0586194°W |
| Built | Between 1790 and 1840 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000593[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 2001 |
| Designated PHLF | 1984[2] |
History
editOf the five extant pre-1800 structures remaining in the City of Pittsburgh,[8] the John Frew House is the only one that is currently being used as an occupied house.[9] Its location on Poplar Street places it on the City of Pittsburgh side of the border between Crafton and Pittsburgh.[3][4][10]
The original stone section of the house and the adjacent stone springhouse were built circa 1790.[11][12] The Greek Revival addition to the house was built circa 1840. A garage was then added to the springhouse circa 1950.[13]
Preservation of the home began in the 1930s.[14][15]
It was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1][16] The house also has a landmark plaque from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and it was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1984.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ a b City of Pittsburgh Westwood Neighborhood Map Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh, Feb. 2003. Accessed 2010-11-09.
- ^ a b Borough of Crafton Zoning Map Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Crafton, 2004-08-18. Accessed 2009-01-08.
- ^ John Frew House, window, Pennsylvania Digital Library, University of Pittsburgh. Accessed 2009-01-08.
- ^ "History's Houses." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, January 19, 1936, p. 46 (subscription required).
- ^ "Drive Begun to Preserve Historic Buildings in Pittsburgh Area." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, January 5, 1936, p. 43 (subscription required).
- ^ Scott, Erin Keane. "The Midwest." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Magazine, June 30, 2015.
- ^ Bauder, Bob. "Residents living in history as Pittsburgh preps for bicentennial." Tarentum, Pennsylvania: TribLive, June 23, 2016.
- ^ Google map showing Sterrett St. continues as Poplar St.
- ^ Bauder, " Residents living in history as Pittsburgh preps for bicentennial," TribLive, June 23, 2016.
- ^ "John Frew House, front with porch." Boston, Massachusetts: Digital Public Library of America, retrieved online December 29, 2022.
- ^ Mulkearn, Lois and Edwin V. Pugh. A Traveler's Guide to Historic Western Pennsylvania, pp. xi, 93. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, June 15, 1954.
- ^ "Drive Begun to Preserve Historic Buildings in Pittsburgh Area," The Pittsburgh Press, January 5, 1936.
- ^ "Early Pennsylvania Houses Make Up Interesting Show." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 10, 1936, p. 26 (subscription required).
- ^ "Notices: Historical and Museum Commission: National Register Nominations to Be Considered by the Historic Preservation Board," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 6, February 10, 2001. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Fry Communications for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Legislative Reference Bureau.