Troy Hill in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Biergarten

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. The Biergarten Marker

Inscription. You are now standing in the Biergarten. Originally, this served as the area where horse-drawn carriages would drop off and pick up beer barrels. Look up at the windows and notice the remnants of iron hinges where shutters once hung, as well as bricked-over areas where old windows, chutes or walkways used to be.

Caption:
Here is a picture of the Biergarten from 1986, before the building restoration

Photo credit:Eliza Smith Brown
Landmark Design Associates,
November, 1986

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1986.

Location. 40° 27.417′ N, 79° 59.491′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Troy Hill. It can be reached from the intersection of Vinial Street and Troy Hill Road. Located at the entrance to the Biergarten at Penn Brewery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E & O Brewery (here, next to this marker); The Lagering Caves (a few steps from this marker); World War I & II Memorial Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry J. Heinz (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Nicholas Church and Mala Jaska (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church, North Side (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Nicholas Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Church (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Penn Brewery. Website homepage (Submitted on April 22, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Scott Mertie, April 11, 2022

2. The Biergarten Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

3. The Biergarten Marker

Marker is on the left side of the entrance gates below "Penn Brewery"

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 11, 2022, by Scott Mertie of Nashville, Tennessee. 3. submitted on September 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.