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

Church of the Good Shepherd

— Historic Landmark —

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

1. Church of the Good Shepherd Marker

Inscription.
1891
W. Halsey Wood Architect

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 40° 24.36′ N, 79° 56.557′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Hazelwood. It is at the intersection of Second Avenue and Johnston Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Second Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5200 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Francis of Assisi (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Hungarian Reformed Church (about 500 feet away); Redman's Mills (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pittsburgh's Lost Cyclist (approx. 0.7 miles away); 4600 East Carson Street (approx. ¾ mile away); The Flood Of 1936 (approx. ¾ mile away); Coal Tipple (approx. 0.8 miles away); Simon Girty (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

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Born in 1855, William Halsey Wood's projects varied widely. Church clients formed the largest part of his practice. From 1885 until his death in 1897, Wood designed more than forty churches and parish buildings, all but four of them for Episcopal congregations. The geographic range of his clientele was wide, including commissions in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri and Wyoming. His most distant commission was for Saint John's University, Shanghai, China. The Church of the Good Shepherd was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 1972.

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Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

2. Church of the Good Shepherd and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.