Historic House Razed To Make Way For Mansion

A pre-Civil War house built by one of the Sewickley Valley's founding families is demolished to make way for a mansion.

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August 11, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A land trust acting on behalf of Glen Meakem, Chief Executive Officer of the Internet auction company FreeMarkets, paid $1.4 million for the Shields house, for which construction began in 1849. Meakem bought the adjoining brick house, which will also be torn down. He plans to build a home on what will become a 10-acre estate. Edgeworth Borough residents had no legal means to stop the demolition. Several years ago, the Borough's planning commission had rejected establishing either a historic zoning ordinance or a historic district."

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Edgeworh house razing raises some ire

Saturday, August 10, 2002 in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

History / Preservation Pennsylvania

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