NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR: FIRST HISTORIC DISTRICT OF SEWICKLEY
August 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$25.00
Saturday, August 2
10:00 a.m. – Noon
$25 per person
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Purchase a ticket below. Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 1.
In 1895, G.F. Keller dubbed Sewickley the “Queen of Suburbs,” as its location 12 miles down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh removed it from the smoke and congestion of the City. Because it could be reached from Pittsburgh by rail in less than half an hour, Sewickley attracted an affluent clientele who commuted to the City for work. This tour explores homes on Beaver Street, Pine Road, Centennial Avenue, Woodland Road, and Academy Avenue—all lying within Sewickley Historic District #1. (Sewickley Borough has three historic districts.) The tour also includes houses in the adjacent Edgeworth Borough. It encompasses a variety of architectural styles in works by some of the most prominent local architects and architectural firms of the times.
Tour meeting point: Corner of Beaver Street and Grant Street, Sewickley, PA 15143
Tour ending point: Corner of Beaver Street and Grant Street
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.
Accessibility: Some of the streets in this historic district are hilly.
