William Arthur Thomas designed this First-World-War-era duplex,1 which is typical of the better class of Pittsburgh duplexes: it offers two spacious apartments (plus attic and basement), each with more square footage than many city houses. Thomas was very fond of white Kittanning brick, to judge by the number of his buildings that made use of it.
- Source: “Building Contracts Awarded,” Pittsburgh Post, April 23, 1916, p. 32. “…duplex type house on Beechview avenue and Wentworth street, for A. W. Heller to J. H. Lawrence by Architect W. A. Thomas.” Plat map shows property belonging to A. W. Keller. We do not know which version of the name is the misprint. ↩︎
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