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Hoene-Werle House

Coordinates: 40°27′5″N 80°0′59″W / 40.45139°N 80.01639°W / 40.45139; -80.01639
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Hoene-Werle House
Hoene-Werle House is located in Pittsburgh
Hoene-Werle House
Hoene-Werle House is located in Pennsylvania
Hoene-Werle House
Hoene-Werle House is located in the United States
Hoene-Werle House
Location1313-1315 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′5″N 80°0′59″W / 40.45139°N 80.01639°W / 40.45139; -80.01639
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1887
NRHP reference No.84000533[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1984

The Hoene-Werle House, which is located in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1887 as a double house with a courtyard in the rear and a complex molded brick and millwork cornice in the front.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is also part of the Manchester Historic District[1]

History and architectural features

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German immigrants Herman H. Hoene, who owned a retail piano store, and Fred H. Werle, a druggist, originally owned the house.[2]

The house was abandoned then acquired by the city in the 1970s and then bought in the 1980s and restored.

The Hoene-Werle House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is also part of the Manchester Historic District[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Uhl, Charles. "Hoene-Werle House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 12, 2014.