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Hartwood Acres is a 629-acre (255 ha) county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Hartwood is considered the crown jewel of the county's 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) network of nine distinct parks. Purchased by the county in 1969, its special feature is one of the largest and most spectacular country estates in the region.
The John F. Singer House is a house in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, an east-side suburb of Pittsburgh. [1] [2] [3] It was built for John F. Singer, who was made wealthy during the American Civil War by supplying the Union Army with iron and steel.
Extends into Chester County: 52: Hotel Abraham Lincoln: Hotel Abraham Lincoln: December 21, 2017 : 100 N. 5th St. Reading: 53: Hottenstein Mansion: Hottenstein Mansion: June 22, 1972 : 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Kutztown on U.S. Route 222
Area [10] Map Kent County: 001: Dover: 1680: Created from Whorekill (Hoarkill) District. Formerly known as St. Jones County. Named in 1682 by William Penn for the English county of Kent. 189,789: 800 sq mi (2,072 km 2) New Castle County: 003: Wilmington: 1664: Original County (Formally New Amstel)
In 1736, Benjamin Eastburn, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, allocated the original 1,000-acre tract of land of Easton for Thomas Penn. The southern three-quarters of this land area were to become part of College Hill. Between July 27 and August 23, 1789, this land tract was resurveyed and divided by the proprietors of Pennsylvania.
The current mansion that houses the governor is the second governor's mansion and was purchased in 1957 to house the governor and his family. The original residence, the Old Governor's Mansion in Columbus, was purchased after an embarrassing incident in 1916 occurred with the governor-elect James M. Cox. Governors were expected to find their ...
North Point Breeze (or Point Breeze North) is a mostly residential neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a zip code of 15208, and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 9 (Northeast Neighborhoods).
The house was added to the list of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2009. [1]The nomination materials for placement of the McCook Family Estate on the National Register of Historic Places were reviewed by Pennsylvania's Historic Preservation Board on February 1, 2011, at 9:45 a.m. at the Labor and Industry Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.