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

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Western Land & Improvement Company Double Houses, 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-6090
Building/structure dates: ca. 1889 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970

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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

McKee, H Sellers

Feree, McDonough

Western Land & Improvement Company

Bauer, Louis

Bauer, Louisa

Bauer, Louis, Jr

Drossinos, George

Drossinos, Peter

Madrid, transmitter

Christianson, Justine, transmitter

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Location

Jeannette (Pa.), 40.32633, -79.62079

Google Map of 40.3263349, -79.6207897

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Source

Library of Congress

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