501 Hill Avenue is on Craigslist Today

Well this is exciting! A unit in a building by Frederick Scheibler is available for rent, with photos posted online. 

Here's the description and photos:

"This is a wonderful 2-bedroom 1st-floor apartment, in an original Scheibler building. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes a spacious Living Room, Dining Room, small Office/Den, Bedrom and Kitchen with dishwasher and appliances. Original woodwork throughout, including decorative fireplaces, built-in bookcases and lots of big windows with wonderful light. Hardwood floors throughout, including wood parquet floor in kitchen. Please note there is only a shower and NO BATHTUB. Lots of storage space. Coin-op Laundry on the second floor. Outdoor Patio space in front and rear (kitchen tiled terrace) of building. Short walk to the East Busway. Easy by bus or car to Oakland, Downtown, and the Parkway. Rent is $635 per month. Tenant pays own gas ($75 montly budget), electric and annual garbage collection fee.

New photos!

Very exciting! I found new interior photos for:

Linwood Apartments, 6801 McPherson Boulevard (A mini Heidelberg!)

7321 Whipple in Swissvale

and

5702 Beacon Street in Squirrel Hill

This post brought to you by Porter and his friend Winnie.

7124 - 7134 Churchland Street Row Houses

Poor 7124 - 7134 Churchland Avenue. 

These six units have not held up very well. They were designed in 1914 for William and Albert Kreuer.  Martin Aurand calls them a "reprise" of Vilsack Row, only with less visual impact. (Hey - click that link because I just added interior photos from Vilsack Row!) 

The best information I could dig up about the Churchland Row Houses today is as follows:

7130 Churchland St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

2 beds, 1 bath, 1,156 sqft

CAUTION: HAS MOLD & IS UNSAFE DUE TO CONDITION.

Last sold: Dec 2009 for $1,250

P.S. Porter helped me find these photos online. 

Ament House, 1204 Hulton Road, Oakmont

Hi! Sorry ... it's been awhile!

I'm really excited that since my last update, several people have reached out to me with questions, comments, and additional information for my blog. I'm so happy that fans of Frederick Scheibler have been finding their way here. This always felt like such a solitary hobby, until people like you spoke up. Thank you so much for the comments and messages. Please continue to chime in to let me know you're out there!

It's been a while since I've worked on this blog. I'm sad to say that I got discouraged when I had some run-ins with residents who weren't pleased about my visits or comments. I also had a career change, got engaged, and today, I bought a house! Some of those updates are on my other blog, MissAdventures in Pittsburgh. 

But, tonight I was inspired to go digging online. And … jackpot! I found some gorgeous photos of 1204 Hulton Road in Oakmont. I am absolutely in love, and you will be too. (I got a familiar thrill as soon as I saw exposed i-beams! Look for them below, in the kitchen!)

According to Martin Aurand's The Progressive Architecture of Frederick G. Scheibler, Scheibler designed this masterpiece for Silas M. Ament, proprietor of a Wilkinsburg insurance business, in 1907. Aurand writes about the prominent roof and gallery than runs "through the house to connect the front entry and a three-bay rear porch on the garden facade. 

My favorite shot! Wow!

He also writes that later owners, Charles and Marie Blue, added another wing and a garage. The added-on wing houses a single oval-shaped bedroom, which you can see here. Aurand writes that the exterior additions follow Scheibler's original detailing to the letter. But as for the bedroom, he says, "The story is that the Blues had this wing built by an Italian craftsman after a trip to Europe. The bedroom's rather florid classical decor is assuredly not in Scheibler's palette."  

I think the extensive gardens make this house really exciting! It's set on a 3/4 acre lot near Oakmont County Club. It has five bedrooms and three bathrooms. 

Check out the absolutely stunning interior and exterior grounds. I'm tagging this entry by the dates Aurand provides for initial design (1907) and additions (1911 and 1940). 

And P.S. I'd like to offer a heartfelt thank you to Martin Aurand, if you've ever seen this blog, for so generously allowing me to quote from your book in nearly every entry. I hope this has not bothered you.

Enjoy … !

I would love to know where these wonderful statues came from!

C'mon inside ….

So much great light! This amazing arches!

P.S. Porter says Hi.

New photos are surfacing ...

It's been fun to go back and update past entries as new photos surface.

Today I updated the post about 206 West Street in Regent Square, but I warn you … it's pretty depressing. And for $50,000, it can be yours …

Click here for more. 

Here's a sneak peek.

I also got to tour one of the Biddle Avenue row houses. I updated that entry with photos from Regent Square Rentals. Go see that updated entry! Here's a happier sneak peek.