Carrick became a borough in 1904, and for this little all-in-one borough building hired the big-deal architect Edward Stotz.1 It must have created an impression of prosperity when it was built in 1905, and it still looks solid and respectable today, one year short of a century after the people of Carrick voted for the borough to be annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1926. It has been converted into a retail store, and the huge second-floor window makes an excellent display for the current tenant.
The building originally had an elaborate baroque crest that has been shorn off. We can see it in this picture, where the municipal building appears behind the Carrick Hotel:
- Source: Pittsburg Press, November 16, 1904. “Plans are being prepared by Architect Edward Stotz for a new municipal building to be erected in Carrick borough at a cost of $10,000. The structure will be of brick and the plans provide for assembly rooms, [fi]re engine house and lock-up.” ↩︎
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