Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street

The houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street, which are located in the Perry South neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, were built in 1885.

Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street is located in Pittsburgh
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street is located in Pennsylvania
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street is located in the United States
Houses at 2501–2531 Charles Street
Location2501–2531 North Charles Street,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°28′1.6″N 80°1′6.73″W
Built1885
ArchitectWilliam A. Stone
NRHP reference No.84003084[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1984

History and architectural features

This row of homes originally included twenty-five nearly identical houses, which were thirteen feet wide and thirty-five feet deep. All but two of the buildings survive. They each have two rooms on the first floor, a parlor and a kitchen, and two bedrooms on the second floor. A third bedroom comprises the third floor behind the mansard roof. The houses rise gradually with the street, stepping up about two feet every fifth house. Every fifth house also has a large decorative gable over the mansard roof.[2]

These row houses were built by William A. Stone, who later became governor of Pennsylvania. In 1887 Stone built a similar set of rowhouses on Brightridge Street. The Charles Street row was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1984.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. McLaughlin, Patricia; Charles H. Uhl (1983). "2501-32 Charles Street" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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