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
Tags
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
Copyright info
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