Father Pitt

This splendid building dates from 1883;⁽¹⁾ it is one of the most substantial remaining works of Joseph Stillburg, who was a big deal in Pittsburgh in the 1800s. Eberhardt & Ober was later absorbed into Pittsburgh Brewing, but the E&O brand was kept for many years, along with the memorable slogan “Early & Often.”

The building is well kept as the home of the Penn Brewery, which arguably founded the craft-beer movement and probably makes better beer than Eberhardt & Ober ever made.

This office building, also designed by Stillburg,⁽²⁾ was built in 1897.

The tall building with few windows was the stock house. Old Pa Pitt is not sure what the handsome little building attached to it was; perhaps a neighborhood historian can enlighten us.

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Footnotes

1. According to this Sanborn Fire Insurance map, which marks it as “rebuilt 1883.” (↩)
2. Record & Guide, July 8, 1896, p. 555: “Eberhardt & Ober, brewers, will erect a handsome brick and stone office building from plans prepared by Joseph Stillburg, 20 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.” (↩)