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Special Walking Tour: Sewickley
August 31 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
$20.00
Saturday, August 31
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
$20.00 per person
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 30.
Purchase a ticket below.
Located 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Sewickley is nestled between hills to the north and the Ohio River to the South. Believed to have taken its name from the Native American word for “Sweet Water” (referring to the sap from maple trees), Sewickley was incorporated as a borough in 1853. In 1895, one writer dubbed it “the Queen of Suburbs.”
The tour will be led by two long-time residents of Sewickley and will focus on Second Historic District, which was home to architects Frank Ellis Alden, Alfred Branch Harlow, and Albert H. Spahr. We will see fine examples of Colonial Revival and Arts & Crafts styles, as well a Victorian farmhouse built in 1876.
At the end of the tour, the group will gather for a small break for refreshments in the garden of a neighborhood resident.
Tour meeting point: 940 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143, in the front yard
Tour ending point: 940 Beaver Street
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!), and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour, assume all personal risk during the tour, consent to being photographed during the tour, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications.
This tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour.