Western Land & Improvement Company Rowhouses, South Fifth & Sixth Streets, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA
Summary
Significance: A high concentration of window, tableware, bottle and specialty glass plants distinguished Jeannette as "The Glass City" early in its history. Significant housing stock consists of company-built row and detached double houses, and several privately constructed dwellings.
Survey number: HABS PA-6091
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
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row houses
real estate development
laborers
jeannette pa
western
land
western land
improvement
rowhouses
improvement company rowhouses
south fifth
sixth streets
jeannette
westmoreland
westmoreland county
pennsylvania
justine christianson
historic american buildings survey
john insley
mckee glass company
mckee realty company
h sellers mckee
ray sachs
a j smith
western land and improvement company
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Western Land & Improvement Company
McKee, H Sellers
Insley, John
Smith, A J
McKee Glass Company
McKee Realty Company
Sachs, Ray
Madrid, transmitter
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Jeannette (Pa.)
,
40.32633, -79.62079
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html