Fwd: Oliver Bath House Nominated for City Historic Landmark Status

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From: "Preservation Pittsburgh" <info@preservationpgh.org>
Date: Feb 16, 2017 9:14 AM
Subject: Oliver Bath House Nominated for City Historic Landmark Status
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Oliver Bath House Nominated to Become a City Historic Landmark Earlier this month Preservation Pittsburgh nominated the Oliver Bath House to become a City Historic Landmark. This effort, supported by a plethora of community partners on the South Side, is the culmination of a months-long research effort, which uncovered the original blue prints for the building. The Bath House had its beginnings on March 9, 1903 when a letter from Henry W. Oliver was presented to the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh calling for the creation of a bath house.  To achieve this, Henry Oliver promised to provide a gift of $80,000 and deeded land provided "... the bath shall be free for the use of the people forever." When construction began on the bath house in 1914 the Oliver Iron & Steel Company sat across 10th Street and the bath would go on to serve its workers and other workers of the South Side.  Upon its completion the bath house joined four other prominent public baths in the City, the People's Bath House (Strip District), the Public Wash House and Baths (Lawrenceville), the Soho Bath House (South Oakland), and the Phipps Baths and Gymnasium (Allegheny City).  Of these, three remain today. Should the Oliver Bath House be granted landmark status it will be the City's first, and to date only, historic bath house. For more information on the Oliver Bath House or to view the submitted nomination, please see our Resources Section.  To lend your support for the designation, please email the City's Historic Preservation Planner, Sarah Quinn (sarah.quinn@pittsburghpa.gov) or come to the Historic Review Commission's first hearing on Wednesday, March 1st at 1pm, 200 Ross Street. If you'd like to help our landmarking efforts, please consider donating to our Landmarking Fund. Preserving a world made of steel, made of stone, Preservation Pittsburgh Copyright © 2017 Preservation Pittsburgh, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have provided your email address to Preservation Pittsburgh in the past. Our mailing address is: Preservation Pittsburgh 1501 Reedsdale St Suite 5003 Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list