Preservation Pittsburgh

Herron Hill Pumping Station

Project summary: Preservation Pittsburgh intends to nominate the Herron Hill Pumping Station as a historic site. Located at 4501 Centre Avenue in North Oakland, the pumping station was built in 1896.

Preservation Pittsburgh briefed the Bellefield Area Citizens Association (BACA) at the end of 2019 and they unanimously voted to support the initiative and provided a letter of support. As the Historic Review Commission (HRC) is in recess until further notice on account of COVID-19, Preservation Pittsburgh will submit the nomination once they resume. The nomination is attached below.

Preservation Pittsburgh submitted the nomination on May 14, 2020. The first hearing before the Historic Review Commission should be on June 3 and the second HRC hearing (for public input) would be on July 1. Information on community feedback for July 1 can be found here.

Pittsburgh City Council voted to designate the Herron Hill Pumping Station as a historic structure on November 23, 2020.

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Gallagher-Kieffer House

Project summary: Preservation Pittsburgh intends to nominate the Gallagher-Kieffer House at 234 N. Dithridge Street in North Oakland as a historic site.

Preservation Pittsburgh will start the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as soon as the week of May 4, 2020 and will submit to Pittsburgh’s Historic Review Commission (HRC) once they resume their recess due to COVID-19.

Preservation Pittsburgh has also notified the Bellefield Area Citizens Association (BACA) about the pending nominations and hope to present to them once they have resumed meetings as well. The HRC nomination is attached below.

Preservation Pittsburgh submitted the nomination on May 14, 2020. The first hearing before the Historic Review Commission should be on June 3 and the second HRC hearing (for public input) would be on July 1. Information on community feedback for July 1 can be found here.

Pittsburgh City Council voted to designate the Gallagher-Kieffer House as a historic structure on November 23, 2020.

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Shrine of the Blessed Mother

Project summary: Council President Kraus, with Preservation Pittsburgh, has prepared a report to nominate the Blessed Mother Statue on Wakefield Street as a historic site with historic preservation protections. He asked city officials about the process and now has a document to nominate it as a historic landmark. The report is attached below. The Council President and OPDC will be soliciting feedback from the neighborhood in the near future. If the community would like to proceed with the nomination, it would be a 6 – 8 month process.

Preservation Pittsburgh submitted the nomination on May 14, 2020. The first hearing before the Historic Review Commission should be on June 3 and the second HRC hearing (for public input) would be on July 1. Information on community feedback for July 1 can be found here.

Pittsburgh City Council voted to designate the Shrine of the Blessed Mother as a historic structure on October 6, 2020.

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