John Frew House

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
John Frew House
40°25′45.52″N 80°3′31.03″W / 40.4293111°N 80.0586194°W / 40.4293111; -80.0586194
BuiltBetween 1790 and 1840
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.01000593[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2001
Designated PHLF1984[2]

The John Frew House, also or formerly known as the Rachel and Robert Sterrett House, is an historic house in the Westwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

Of the five extant pre-1800 structures remaining in the City of Pittsburgh,[8] the John Frew House is the only one that is currently being used as an occupied house.[9] Its location on Poplar Street places it on the City of Pittsburgh side of the border between Crafton and Pittsburgh.[3][4][10]

The original stone section of the house and the adjacent stone springhouse were built circa 1790.[11][12] The Greek Revival addition to the house was built circa 1840. A garage was then added to the springhouse circa 1950.[13]

Preservation of the home began in the 1930s.[14][15]

It was subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1][16] The house also has a landmark plaque from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and it was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1984.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ^ a b City of Pittsburgh Westwood Neighborhood Map Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh, Feb. 2003. Accessed 2010-11-09.
  4. ^ a b Borough of Crafton Zoning Map Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Crafton, 2004-08-18. Accessed 2009-01-08.
  5. ^ John Frew House, window, Pennsylvania Digital Library, University of Pittsburgh. Accessed 2009-01-08.
  6. ^ "History's Houses." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, January 19, 1936, p. 46 (subscription required).
  7. ^ "Drive Begun to Preserve Historic Buildings in Pittsburgh Area." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, January 5, 1936, p. 43 (subscription required).
  8. ^ Scott, Erin Keane. "The Midwest." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Magazine, June 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Bauder, Bob. "Residents living in history as Pittsburgh preps for bicentennial." Tarentum, Pennsylvania: TribLive, June 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Google map showing Sterrett St. continues as Poplar St.
  11. ^ Bauder, " Residents living in history as Pittsburgh preps for bicentennial," TribLive, June 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "John Frew House, front with porch." Boston, Massachusetts: Digital Public Library of America, retrieved online December 29, 2022.
  13. ^ Mulkearn, Lois and Edwin V. Pugh. A Traveler's Guide to Historic Western Pennsylvania, pp. xi, 93. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press, June 15, 1954.
  14. ^ "Drive Begun to Preserve Historic Buildings in Pittsburgh Area," The Pittsburgh Press, January 5, 1936.
  15. ^ "Early Pennsylvania Houses Make Up Interesting Show." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 10, 1936, p. 26 (subscription required).
  16. ^ "Notices: Historical and Museum Commission: National Register Nominations to Be Considered by the Historic Preservation Board," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 6, February 10, 2001. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Fry Communications for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Legislative Reference Bureau.
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