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

Heathside Cottage

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. Heathside Cottage Marker

Inscription.
Heathside Cottage
Built c. 1855
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

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Historic
Landmark

Heathside Cottage
1855

Pittsburgh History &
Landmarks Foundation

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 40° 27.646′ N, 80° 0.216′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Fineview. It is at the intersection of Catoma Street and Myler Street, on the right when traveling west on Catoma Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Catoma Street, 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

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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: The Story of a "Fine View" (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown Chapel AME Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Lois Weber (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dorothy Mae Richardson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Founding Convention of the CIO (approx. 0.4 miles away); Perry's Hall (approx. half a mile away); St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); Overbeck Street Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Regarding Heathside Cottage. Heathside Cottage was built in the mid-nineteenth century by bridge architect James Andrews when Fineview was still a sparsely populated hillside in Allegheny City. The Gothic Revival cottage is one of the finest examples of this particular style remaining in Pittsburgh. It has been restored to its Early Victorian

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. Heathside Cottage Marker

style with ornate gothic features throughout the home and garden. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 2000.

Heathside Cottage and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

3. Heathside Cottage and Markers

Markers are to the left of the bump out on the house.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.