Offered by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation

SOLD

Judith Harvey, a member of Landmarks and the librarian of the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail-Related Archive, has donated her remaining life interest in Heathside Cottage to the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Built in the mid-nineteenth century by bridge engineer James Andrews in what is now the Fineview Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the early Victorian brick cottage located at 416 Catoma Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is protected by a Landmarks preservation easement.  Heathside Cottage is a model of Early Victorian design, with delicate bargeboard, a steeply-pitched roof, and diamond-paned sash windows, and has been renovated for modern living.  It’s adjacent to an urban garden, looks out over the City, and is less than ten-minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.

“Judith spent 15 years restoring this historic treasure,” said Landarks President Arthur Ziegler.  “Now we will do our best to find an owner who shares her enthusiasm for the uniqueness of this property.”

Persons interested in learning more about purchasing Heathside Cottage should contact Jack Miller at 412-471-5808, ext. 538 or jack@phlf.org

Proceeds from the sale of the property will endow Heathside Cottage’s preservation easement and support Landmarks’ mission.

• Completely remodeled interior that includes a home security system.
• Whole-house central air conditioning and three fireplaces.
• Detached one-car garage and a bus stop at the front door.
• Includes adjoining lot with an urban garden.
• Less than ten-minutes from downtown: save gas on your commute.
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and featured on WQED’s North Side Story.
• Exceptional View of Downtown Pittsburgh, and less than a block from a city overlook. .
• May be eligible for URA first-time home buyer low interest loan program

Heathside Cottage In Print

• Heathside Cottage’s mystery adds to its appeal (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
• Heathside Cottage: One Woman’s Legacy to Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Pittsburgh’s Landmark Architecture
  By Walter C. Kidney
  • “This kind of outright Gothic Revival is rare in Allegheny County today, and its quite rare to find it with its vergeboard and other sawn-out wooden trim still present and diamond-paned sash still in the windows. This is an EarlyVictorian design in spirit rather than a Mid-Victorian one, emphasizing delicacy rather than dignified massiveness, and is very much a borrowing from English Romanticism. The very word “heath” –an open area with wild shrubbery–is English, not American. it suggest the Romantic seclusion this house originally had, looking southward over the growing City of Allegheny from a vantage point 400 feet up”.

Honors

• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Historic Landmark Plaque
• WQED’s North Side Story Video
• National Register of Historic Places, I.D.#: 74001740, Certification Date: 12/30/1974

Downloadable Fact Sheets

• Printable Form
• Exterior Photos
• First Floor Photos
• Second Floor Photos & Garage
• Video Snippet of View of City from Fineview

Photos and more information below.

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