Manchester in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colonel James Anderson House
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
1. Colonel James Anderson House Marker
Erected by 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 Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 40° 27.28′ N, 80° 1.645′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Manchester. It is on Liverpool Street east of Chateau Street, on the right when traveling east. Liverpool Street is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1423 Liverpool Street, Pittsburgh PA 15233, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Twenty-First Ward World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Victory Baptist Church, 1865 (about 700 feet away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Calvary United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Birthplace of Gertrude Stein (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary Cassatt (approx. 0.6 miles away); Nevin Row (approx. 0.6 miles away); Martha Graham (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Regarding Colonel James Anderson House. Anderson Manor (former James Anderson House, currently Anderson Manor Family Hospice and Palliative Care) was built circa 1830 with additions made in 1905. Colonel James Anderson, who lived at this house, was the man from whom Andrew Carnegie (18351919) borrowed books during his formative years. Anderson opened his personal library of 400 volumes to working boys each Saturday night, and helped start the first library in the area. The house was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
2. Colonel James Anderson House Marker
Marker is located between the door and the left window.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024
3. Colonel James Anderson House Marker
It is difficult to get a good photograph of the house as it sits uphill from street level and is surrounded heavily by large bushes and trees.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
