BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T200939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T200939Z UID:10002724-1779103800-1779109200@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-74/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T200641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T200641Z UID:10002723-1777890600-1777899600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-73/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T200204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T200204Z UID:10002722-1776684600-1776690000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-72/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T195658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T195658Z UID:10002721-1775475000-1775480400@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-71/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T195052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T195052Z UID:10002720-1773660600-1773666000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-70/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T194615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T194615Z UID:10002719-1772451000-1772456400@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-69/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T193841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T195223Z UID:10002718-1770031800-1770037200@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-68/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251231T192057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T192057Z UID:10002738-1769104800-1769110200@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: Landmark Buildings of the Pittsburgh Public Schools DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 2026\n6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. \n$10 per person\nThis event is limited to 85 participants \nThis lecture will be conducted via Zoom Conference. Purchase a ticket to RSVP. Tickets will not be available after Noon on the day of the event. \nThe link for this virtual event will be included in the ticket receipt\, which you will receive by email. Please copy the link to your calendar or otherwise make note of the email’s location\, so you can locate the link on the day of the tour. \nPlease click on the Zoom link by 5:45 p.m. \nDo you remember the buildings in which you went to school? Many of us remember outstanding teachers\, but the physical environment in which we’re taught also can influence our learning experience. One of Pittsburgh’s many architectural distinctions is its large number of striking public school-buildings. In 1986\, PHLF successfully nominated 49 of the Pittsburgh Public School system’s 115 then-extant buildings for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In this slide presentation\, docents will share in-depth looks at nine schools to reveal the marvelous architectural legacy the public school system created between 1850 (before Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh) and 1941. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/virtual-lecture-landmark-buildings-of-the-pittsburgh-public-schools/ CATEGORIES:Events,Lectures,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PPS-VirtualLecture-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com LOCATION:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/virtual-lecture-landmark-buildings-of-the-pittsburgh-public-schools/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20251222T193037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T195140Z UID:10002715-1767612600-1767618000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open all year on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free\nThe building and museum are handicap accessible. \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, located in Downtown — at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 — opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. The museum is located across from the Vending Machine Room. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor more information: www.phlf.org\nClick Tours & Events to view our calendar\nPhone: 412-471-5808 or  marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-67/ LOCATION:Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas-Family Division\, 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, 15219\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250406T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20250227T200309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T164724Z UID:10002686-1743955200-1743962400@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:SPECIAL PROGRAM: Art\, Architecture & Music DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 6\n4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. \nCALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH\n315 Shady Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15206 \nThis event is FREE to the public but the tour is limited to 20 participants.\nRegister for a ticket below. Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on April 5. \nJoin us for a special event at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside\, where we will explore the architecture and history of the distinctive building and also experience a Choral Evensong service performed by the Calvary Choir— one of the foremost Episcopal church choirs in the country. \nDesigned by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram\, one of America’s foremost proponents of the Gothic Revival style\, the church was built in 1905-07\, and is recognized not only for its awesome architectural aesthetics\, but also its extraordinary acoustics. Calvary Episcopal is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. \nIn addition to Calvary\, other examples of Cram’s architecture in the Pittsburgh region include First Presbyterian Church (1913-19) in Greensburg; Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church (1926-31) in Homewood; and East Liberty Presbyterian Church (1930-35). First Baptist Church (1909-12) in Oakland was designed by Cram’s firm and partner\, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. \nThrough this event\, participants will get an opportunity to learn about how Cram expressed his architectural ideas through music and liturgy and then experience his singular vision for themselves. \nThe tour will be led by The Reverend Jonathon Jensen\, Rector of the church\, and Philip Maye\, a member of the church’s Architectural History Committee. \nFree parking is available in the church’s parking lot. Free street parking is also available in the neighborhood. \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.\nThis tour is handicap accessible. The tour meeting point is equipped with a ramp. \n  \n_________________________________________________________________________ \nAll tour participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 13 may attend tours free of charge. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \n  URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/special-program-art-architecture-music/ LOCATION:Calvary Episcopal Church\, Shadyside\, 315 Shady Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15206\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CalvaryEpiscopal-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T212207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T212207Z UID:10002630-1734348600-1734354000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-46/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240402T205902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T134943Z UID:10002665-1733421600-1733427000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Virtual Presentation: The Ubiquitous Pittsburgh House from 1860 DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 5\n6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. \n$10 per person \nThis presentation will be conducted via Zoom Conference. Purchase a ticket to RSVP.\n**  Because this is a virtual event\, please disregard the QR code information in the ticket e-mailed to you. \nYou will receive an e-mail with a link to the Zoom event on December 5.\nTickets will not be available after 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event. \nPlease log in at 5:45 p.m. to allow us enough time to let you into the tour. \n Pittsburgh and its suburbs have a remarkable trove of historic houses\, in styles from Italianate to Richardsonian Romanesque and everything in between. However\, with many years of observation under his belt\, your tour leader has discovered that in each decade (more or less) from the 1850s to the mid-20th century\, one particular form or style of house is found again and again throughout the Pittsburgh area. In this tour\, you will see the type of house most common to each decade and come to understand the characteristics that distinguish each. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/virtual-tour-the-ubiquitous-pittsburgh-house-from-1860/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/12_05_24-Pgh-Houses-Virtual.png ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T211701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T211701Z UID:10002629-1733139000-1733144400@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-45/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T211330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T211330Z UID:10002628-1731929400-1731934800@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-44/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240402T205337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T180946Z UID:10002664-1731002400-1731007800@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Virtual Presentation: Frederick Scheibler's Residential Architecture DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 7\n6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. \n$10 per person \nThis event will be conducted via Zoom Conference. Purchase a ticket to RSVP.\nBecause this is a virtual event\, please disregard the QR code information in the ticket e-mailed to you. \nYou will receive an e-mail with a link to the Zoom event on November 7.\nTickets will not be available after 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event. \nPlease log in at 5:45 p.m. to allow us enough time to let you into the tour. \n Of the architects who left the largest footprints on Pittsburgh in the early part of the 20th century\, Frederick Scheibler is perhaps the least-well known. A native of the City\, born into a German family that had a creative bent\, Scheibler was fortunate to work at the moment when the architecture field was starting to turn away from the historical styles that had preoccupied it for decades. \nAs early as 1905\, he demonstrated his ability to meld\, in unique ways\, early ideas about what would come to be called “functionalism” with an appreciation for decoration. He was\, in the language of the time\, a progressive; even today\, his largely residential oeuvre stands out stylistically from the work of most of his contemporaries. This virtual tour will trace the evolution of Scheibler’s buildings\, which one authority has described as a “startling presence on the landscape.” URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/virtual-tour-frederick-scheiblers-residential-architecture/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/11_07_24-Scheibler-Virtual.png ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T211036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T211036Z UID:10002627-1730719800-1730725200@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-43/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T181651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T181651Z UID:10002662-1729951200-1729958400@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Neighborhood Walking Tour: Aspinwall\, PA DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 26\n2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. \n$20 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on October 25. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nLocated about seven miles up the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh\, the borough of Aspinwall was incorporated in 1892\, two years after the Aspinwall Land Company was formed and purchased 155 acres from Mrs. Annie Aspinwall. It subsequently expanded through the acquisition of additional land. In this predominantly residential borough\, you will see the customary assortment of Victorian architectural styles\, as well as a handsome Modernist church and an eccentric group of homes designed by local architect-planner Frederic Sauer. Although small\, this borough has retained its Victorian charm through historic preservation and as a matter of civic pride. The tour will explore Aspinwall’s history through its architecture and the important role resident Frederick Sauer played in the town’s development. \nTour meeting point: Aspinwall Borough Building\, 217 Commercial Street\, Aspinwall\, PA 15215 \nTour ending point: Aspinwall Borough Building \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nAccessibility: The tour route includes a steep climb up Center Avenue to view the buildings by Frederick Sauer. If accessibility is a concern for you\, please contact Mary Lu Denny (marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com; 412-471-5808\, ext. 527) before registering. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/neighborhood-walking-tour-aspinwall-pa/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/10_26_24-Aspinwall-02-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T210609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T210609Z UID:10002626-1729510200-1729515600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-42/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T143000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T180504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T202559Z UID:10002661-1729429200-1729434600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Homewood Cemetery: After World War II DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 20\n1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on October 19. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Homewood Cemetery was founded in 1878 with a purchase of 175 acres of land. Focusing on the less-explored northeastern section of the Cemetery\, Jennie Benford\, its long-time historian\, will share her new perspective on monuments\, landscapes\, and communities formed after World War II. Expect to see Art Deco monuments and mausoleums\, mid-20th-century landscape design experiments\, and the re-emergence of highly personal epitaphs. The tour route includes views of newer sections of the Cemetery\, including those for Jewish and Muslim communities \nTour meeting point: Homewood Avenue gate to the Cemetery\, corner of Homewood Avenue and Edgerton Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA \nTour ending point: Dallas Avenue gate to the Cemetery \nNote: A tour of sections of the Cemetery developed between 1878 and World War I will take place on September 28. For information and to register\, please go to www.phlf.org/events/ and select September 28 on the calendar. \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nAccessibility: The Cemetery’s hill terrain might be difficult for people with assistive devices to navigate. If accessibility is a concern for you\, please contact Mary Lu Denny (marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com; 412-471-5808\, ext. 527) before registering. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/homewood-cemetery-after-world-war-ii/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Peek.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T111500 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T175421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T175421Z UID:10002660-1729245600-1729250100@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Downtown Walking Tour: Fourth Avenue Historic District DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 18\n10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. \n$20 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on October 17. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Fourth Avenue Historic District encompasses a remarkable variety of buildings. From a Greek Revival building of 1836\, to cast-iron-front structures of the 1870s and 1880s\, to a majestic quartet of early-20th-century skyscrapers\, the district includes distinguished structures designed by more than a dozen eminent Pittsburgh architects. The tour focuses on the portion of the District once known as “Pittsburgh’s Wall Street” for its concentration of buildings that served the financial and investment industries. We also will see how old buildings are being re-purposed for contemporary uses and explore PPG Place—the postmodernist “cathedral of commerce” that brings full circle the fascinating story of this narrow but mightily impressive street. \nTour Meeting Point: Smithfield Street near Fourth Avenue\, outside the parklet adjacent to Dollar Bank (340 Fourth Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15222) \nTour Ending Point: PPG Place \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/downtown-walking-tour-fourth-avenue-historic-district-3/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fourth-Ave-Photo-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T183000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T174531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T153744Z UID:10002659-1728579600-1728585000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Historic Preservation & Art DESCRIPTION:Patterns of Meaning Workshop & Exhibit Hall\nJoin us for a special evening of discussing and exploring the intersection of art\, historic preservation\, and the reuse of industrial artifacts from Pittsburgh’s built environment as we tour artist Corey Bonnet’s studio housed in the Energy Innovation Center in the Hill District. \nThursday\, October 10\n5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. \nEnergy Innovation Center\n1435 Bedford Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15219 \n$30.00 per person \nThis event is limited to 30 participants. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe evening will include a presentation by Bonnet\, discussing his passion for painting historic and contemporary Pittsburgh scenes while utilizing salvaged materials from our city’s industrial past. Bonnet’s brilliantly illuminated 10\,000-square-foot studio is located within the Energy Innovation Center which occupies the former Clifford B. Connelley Trade School building (Edward B. Lee; opened 1931). \nIndividually listed in the National Register of Historic Places\, the former Connelley Trade School building was thoughtfully rehabilitated to high preservation standards. Our organization controls a preservation easement on the building in which the old comfortably accommodates the new\, and it is the perfect setting for Bonnet and his preservation-inspired artwork. \nRefreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.\nParking is available directly next to the Energy Innovation Center. \nTour meeting point: Energy Innovation Center\, 1435 Bedford Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA. Enter through glass tower and take elevator to Main Lobby Level 1. \nTour ending point: Energy Innovation Center Lobby \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/historic-preservation-art-exploring-new-vision-studio/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bonnet_studio2-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T210223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T210223Z UID:10002625-1728300600-1728306000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \n \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-41/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T120000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T152635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T152635Z UID:10002658-1728122400-1728129600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Neighborhood Walking Tour: Mexican War Streets DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 5\n10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on October 4. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Mexican War Streets section of the North Side is one of Pittsburgh’s most colorful neighborhoods—literally and figuratively. On this tour\, you will learn about the area’s history\, including the creation of Allegheny Commons and the Mexican War Streets\, and become familiar with Victorian architectural styles and terminology. As you stroll a neighborhood of well-cared-for historic buildings\, docents will explain how two organizations—the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and the Mexican War Streets Society—worked together and employed historic preservation strategies to reverse decades of neighborhood decline and disinvestment. Preservation continues to take center stage in the tour as we hear about imaginative individuals who have creatively repurposed historic structures to create vital\, nationally acclaimed cultural resources. \nTour meeting point: In Allegheny Commons\, across from St. Peter’s Church (Church is at 720 Arch Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15212) \nTour ending point: Palo Alto Street and West North Avenue\, near the National Aviary (Aviary is at 700 Arch Street) \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/neighborhood-walking-tour-mexican-war-streets/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mexican-War-Streets-01-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T143000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240401T151722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T151722Z UID:10002657-1727528400-1727533800@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Homewood Cemetery: Early History DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 28\n1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on September 27. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Homewood Cemetery was founded in 1878 with a purchase of 175 acres of land. This tour will focus on the sections of the Cemetery that were established from its inception until roughly World War I. More than simply sharing stories of the people interred in this historic burial ground\, Jennie Benford\, the Cemetery’s long-time historian\, will discuss the interplay among the Cemetery’s historic landscape\, more than a century’s worth of monuments and plantings\, and the continuing evolution of the City outside its gates. \nTour meeting point: Dallas Avenue gate to the Cemetery (1599 S. Dallas Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217)\, near the flagpole across from the Cemetery’s office and chapel. \nTour ending point: Dallas Avenue gate to the Cemetery \nNote: A tour of sections of the Cemetery developed after World War II will take place on October 19. For information and to register\, please go to www.phlf.org/events/ and select October 19 on the calendar. \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nAccessibility: The Cemetery’s slightly hill terrain might be difficult for people with assistive devices to navigate. If accessibility is a concern for you\, please contact Mary Lu Denny (marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com; 412-471-5808\, ext. 527) before registering. \n  URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/homewood-cemetery-early-history/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/09_28_24-Homewood-Cemetery-01-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T120000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240329T202851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T202851Z UID:10002656-1726912800-1726920000@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Neighborhood Walking Tour: Strip Historic District DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 21\n10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on September 20. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Strip District is a vibrant amalgamation of Pittsburgh’s past\, present\, and imagined future. It is probably best known locally for food sellers and other businesses that reflect the neighborhood’s long immigrant history. In its 200-plus-year history\, however\, the Strip has been a site of industry\, the region’s wholesale produce distribution hub\, a center for nighttime entertainment\, and\, most recently\, a home to Pittsburgh’s flourishing technology sector. The Strip’s ongoing evolution and changing demographics are mirrored in the architecture in this sprawling neighborhood. \nThe tour focuses on the Strip Historic District\, which extends from 15th Street to 22nd Street\, between Liberty Avenue and Railroad Avenue. Preservation and repurposing of historic buildings have been key to revitalization of the Strip in the last 20 years\, and we will see how the mix of old and new—sometimes in the same structure—has brought renewed life to one of Pittsburgh’s most distinctive neighborhoods. \nTour Meeting Point: St. Patrick Church\, 1711 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15222 (near corner of 17th Street and Liberty). Enter garden from 17th Street and meet near the church’s steps. \nTour Ending Point: The Terminal\, outside the public passageway at Smallman and 17th Streets. Pittsburgh\, PA 15222 \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/neighborhood-walking-tour-strip-historic-district/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/09_21_24-Strip-District-02-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T111500 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240329T201631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T150004Z UID:10002655-1726826400-1726830900@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Downtown Walking Tour: Bridges and River Shores DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 20\n10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on September 19. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nPittsburgh is a city of bridges: hundreds of them span our waterways\, valleys\, and ravines. Bridges offer changing vistas on the natural and manmade features of the cityscape\, and in Pittsburgh\, these works of artful engineering are a source of civic pride. This tour takes us on a loop bounded by the north and south shores of the Allegheny River and by two of the Three Sisters bridges that cross it. Taking in public art and historic buildings along with bridges and the river\, this tour reveals the dynamic relationship between humans and nature that characterizes much of the Pittsburgh region. \nTour meeting point: Outside the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel\, 107 Sixth Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15222 \nTour ending point: 107 Sixth Street \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/downtown-walking-tour-bridges-and-river-shores-3/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1486-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T130000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20231227T205834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T205834Z UID:10002624-1726486200-1726491600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Visit The Old Allegheny County Jail and Museum DESCRIPTION:Open on the first and third Mondays of the month except on Court holidays. \nVisit at your convenience between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. \nCost: Free \nPHLF docents are on hand to tell you the story of the former Allegheny County Jail. Completed in 1886 to the designs of Boston architect H. H. Richardson\, it closed on July 27\, 1995. The building was then renovated between 1995 and 2001 and adapted for a new use as the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. \nWorking with the leadership of Allegheny County and with funding from the Drue Heinz Trust\, our organization coordinated with the former jail’s Deputy Warden Ed Urban and the Allegheny County Juvenile Court to preserve one portion of the cell blocks of the historic jail to create the Old Allegheny County Jail Museum. \nThe Jail Museum\, which is located in Downtown— at 440 Ross Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219— opened in 2005. \nTo access the Museum: Enter the Family Court building through the main entrance on Ross Street. You will then be processed through a security checkpoint. \nThe use of cameras is NOT permitted. \nFor further information––or to double-check that the Jail Museum will be open on a particular Monday\, contact Mary Lu Denny: at marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com or call 412-471-5808\, ext. 527. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/visit-the-old-allegheny-county-jail-and-museum-40/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JailMuseum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240831T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240831T113000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240329T200839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T200839Z UID:10002654-1725098400-1725103800@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Special Walking Tour: Sewickley DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 31\n10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 30. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nLocated 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh\, Sewickley is nestled between hills to the north and the Ohio River to the South. Believed to have taken its name from the Native American word for “Sweet Water” (referring to the sap from maple trees)\, Sewickley was incorporated as a borough in 1853. In 1895\, one writer dubbed it “the Queen of Suburbs.” \nThe tour will be led by two long-time residents of Sewickley and will focus on Second Historic District\, which was home to architects Frank Ellis Alden\, Alfred Branch Harlow\, and Albert H. Spahr. We will see fine examples of Colonial Revival and Arts & Crafts styles\, as well a Victorian farmhouse built in 1876. \nAt the end of the tour\, the group will gather for a small break for refreshments in the garden of a neighborhood resident. \nTour meeting point: 940 Beaver Street\, Sewickley\, PA 15143\, in the front yard \nTour ending point: 940 Beaver Street \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/special-walking-tour-sewickley/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/08_31_24-Sewickley-01-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240824T150000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240329T195815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T195815Z UID:10002653-1724504400-1724511600@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Special Walking Tour: Vandergrift\, PA DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 24\n1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. \n$20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 23. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nFor as long as there has been industry in the United States\, there have been company towns—that is\, communities built by businesses. While many of the roughly 2\,000 such towns built across the country were known for their abysmal conditions\, Vandergrift\, PA\, stands out for its exceptional history and design. George G. McMurtry\, who was president of Apollo Iron & Steel Co. and established the town in 1895\, believed that good housing and a pleasant environment would ensure his workers’ loyalty and increase their productivity. To create a plan for “something better than the best\,” as McMurtry described it\, he hired the famed Olmsted family of landscape designers. \nJoin us to learn how the layout designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm responded to both the landscape and McMurtry’s goals. Local business figures and other residents will lead us through this unique company town and discuss efforts to revive both the economy and community spirit. The tour will wrap up at a new local winery built in a restored church. \nTour meeting point: Vandergrift Museum & Historical Society\, 184 Sherman Avenue\, Vandergrift\, PA 15690 \nTour ending point: Wooden Door Winery\, 101 Custer Avenue\, Vandergrift \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/special-walking-tour-vandergrift-pa/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vandergrift-02-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T213000 DTSTAMP:20260525T044105 CREATED:20240329T194114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T150242Z UID:10002652-1724355000-1724362200@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com SUMMARY:Special Tour: Allegheny Observatory DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 22\n7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. \n $20.00 per person \nThis tour is limited to 20 participants.\nTickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on August 21. \nPurchase a ticket below. \nThe Allegheny Observatory is a pioneer in the United States in astronomical research and a leader in the astrometry\, which measures the positions and movements of celestial objects. Established in 1859 in Allegheny City\, the observatory was sold to what is now the University of Pittsburgh in 1867. Driven by a new focus on scientific research\, the institution outgrew its original building by the late 19th century\, and Swedish architect Thorsten E. Billquist was selected through an architectural competition to design the current building. The building was designated a national landmark in 1979. \nThe Observatory’s outreach coordinator will lead our tour\, enlightening us on the building’s and the Observatory’s history\, and on its ongoing quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe. We will visit two telescopes and\, if the sky is clear\, will view the heavens through one of them. \nTour meeting point: Entrance to Allegheny Observatory\, 159 Riverview Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15214. (The Observatory is within Riverview Park.) On-site parking is available. \nTour ending point: Outside Allegheny Observatory \nPlease arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time. Dress for the weather (PHLF tours proceed rain or shine!)\, and wear comfortable shoes. By purchasing a ticket for this tour\, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour\, assume all personal risk during the tour\, consent to being photographed during the tour\, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications. \nThis tour is handicap accessible. Please notify us of your needs two business days in advance of the tour. URL:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/event/special-tour-allegheny-observatory/ CATEGORIES:Events,Tours & Events,Walking Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Allegheny-Observatory-02-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="PHLF":MAILTO:marylu@phlf-dev.pfgsandbox.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR