Neill Log House
| Neill Log House | |
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| City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure | |
| Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
 Picture of the Neill Log House on April 10, 2010 | |
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| Location: | East Circuit Road near Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 40°26′09″N 79°56′08″W / 40.435847°N 79.935606°WCoordinates: 40°26′09″N 79°56′08″W / 40.435847°N 79.935606°W |
| Built/Founded: | ca. 1787[1] |
| Governing body/Owner: | City of Pittsburgh |
| City designated: | February 28, 1977[2] |
| PHLF designated: | 1970[3] |
The Neill Log House is a historic log cabin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation placed a Historic Landmark Plaque on the building in 1970.[3] In 1977, it was named a City of Pittsburgh Designated Historic Structure.[2] It is part of Schenley Park U.S. Historic District[4]
The building was constructed around 1787 by the Neill family, who owned 262 acres in what is now Schenley Park.[1] The house passed through several hands before being sold to Col.[1] James O'Hara, who left the property to his granddaughter Mary Schenley, who donated the land to the city in 1889.[1]
It currently sits preserved in Schenley Park with a fence around it (though it is open to the public periodically).
The log house is also featured on the cover of A Guidebook To Historic Western Pennsylvania by Helene Smith and George Swetnam.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Smith, Craig (December 24, 2007). "Future of historical buildings precarious". Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Designated Historic Buildings Structures and Sites Located in the City of Pittsburgh" (PDF). Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh. October 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009: Architecturally significant structures, districts, and designed landscapes in the Pittsburgh region" (PDF). Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Smith, Helene; George Swetnam (1991). A Guidebook to Historic Western Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-5424-8.
