Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Arts-and-Crafts House in Oakland

305 Coltart Avenu

Except for the replaced and filled-in porch, this house is in remarkably good shape, with most of its characteristic details intact. By chance the Pittsburgh City Photographer happened to capture it on May 27, 1910, while it was still under construction, so we can compare its current state to what it looked like when it was new.

The same house in 1910, nearly completed
Detail from “Coltart at Louisa” by the Pittsburgh City Photographer, May 27, 1910.
Upstairs windows
Front elevation of 305 Coltart Avenue
Kodak EasyShare Z981.


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