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Western Land & Improvement Company Rowhouses, South Fifth & Sixth Streets, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA

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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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Date

1933 - 1970
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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
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Jeannette (Pa.) ,  40.32633, -79.62079
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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

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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 photo ultra high resolution high resolution street view exterior architecture united states history library of congress