McCook Family Estate

The McCook Family Estate (also known as the Willis McCook House) is a historic mansion located at 5105 Fifth Avenue in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It was built during 1906 and 1907 for Willis McCook and his family.[2] McCook was a prominent businessman and lawyer who represented Henry Clay Frick.[3]

McCook Family Estate
The house in 2021
McCook Family Estate is located in Pittsburgh
McCook Family Estate
McCook Family Estate is located in Pennsylvania
McCook Family Estate
McCook Family Estate is located in the United States
McCook Family Estate
Location5105 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°26′52.86″N 79°56′17.95″W
Built1906 and 1907
ArchitectCarpenter & Crocker
Architectural styleJacobean Revival
NRHP reference No.11000197
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2011
Designated PHLF2009[1]

History and architectural features

An extensive renovation of the house was completed in 2012, when it opened as a boutique hotel called the "Mansions on Fifth Hotel".[4][5] It is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[6]

Placement of this property on local and national historic registries

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. Also considered for National Register placement at this meeting were: the Robb Farm in Huntingdon County, the John A. Brashear House and Factory in Pittsburgh, the Montrose Historic District in Susquehanna County, the Quakertown Historic District in Bucks County, Wilpen Hall in Sewickley, the Alden Villa in Lebanon County, and the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church and Marian Anderson House in Philadelphia, as well as multiple historic African American churches in Philadelphia that were presented together on a "Multiple Property Documentation Form."[7]

The historic residence and its eight-acre property were then officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2011.[8][9]

References
  1. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. "For one night, McCook mansion in Shadyside opens its doors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 22, 2007.
  3. "The McCook Mansion on Fifth Avenue is being transformed into a hotel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 8, 2010.
  4. "Home". mansionsonfifth.com.
  5. Transformation of Willis McCook Mansions Complete
  6. "Mansions on Fifth, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. McCook Family Estate, in "Historical and Museum Commission: National Register Nominations to Be Reviewed by the Historic Preservation Board," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 3, January 15, 2011, pp. 420-421. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2011.
  8. National Register of Historic Places
  9. "Department of the Interior: National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions," in Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 61, March 30, 2011, p. 17670.
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