It is very difficult to get a good look at this building, even in the winter, on account of the lush growth of woods that doubtless makes it a very pleasant place inside. Nevertheless, old Pa Pitt felt obliged to try, since it was one of the dwindling number of landmarks with no picture on Wikipedia’s List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks. It was put up for a women’s club in 1940; the architects were Ingham & Boyd, who also designed Mount Lebanon High School around the corner (as well as all the other schools in Mount Lebanon). For this small clubhouse, they adopted a simplified Georgian style that made it a good neighbor on an otherwise residential street—and indeed it is now a private home.
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