Craftsman homes in Pittsburgh (Lebanon, Swissvale: house, neighborhoods, school district)

[tarheeleer]

Hello! My husband and I are hoping to relocate back to the east coast to the Pittsburgh area this summer. I'm from WV and have only visited Pittsburgh as a tourist and am not very familiar with neighborhoods.

We love Craftsman homes and I was wondering if someone could rattle off some street names or neighborhoods where I could start my housing search.

[BrianTH]

So Foursquares in particular are all over certain parts of the Pittsburgh area, and in the same neighborhoods you will also see a few bungalows and other Craftsman styles. Just to give a couple examples, lots of neighborhoods in the East End and the South Hills were basically streetcar suburbs built up in the early-20th Century, with many blocks of Craftman homes: to rattle off just a few neighborhood names, in the East End you could look at parts of Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, Point Beeze, Highland Park, and Regent Square, plus on into nearer suburbs like Swissvale and Edgewood. In the South Hills you could look at Beechview, Brookline, Dormont, and Mt. Lebanon. Again, this is just scratching the surface.

Just for fun, here is a visual tour of my neighborhood, Regent Square. It should give you a little taste of what is available around here:

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Tours: Regent Square - SkyscraperPage Forum

[tarheeleer]

omg. i just drooled over almost every single house in your pictures!!!!! thanks so much.

i lived in a beautiful four square/brick victorian in charleston, wv in the east end neighborhood and am so hoping to find another home with gorgeous stained glass and beautiful woodwork in pittsburgh!!!!

thank you so very much!!!!!

[BrianTH]

You are very welcome, and I have absolutely no doubt you can find what you are looking for in Pittsburgh--this is a real specialty of ours.

[PreservationPioneer]

Pittsburgh has so many historic homes. I'm sure you will find something you love. Pittsburgh doesn't have as many Craftsman bungalows as other midwestern cities, but it has a lot of beautiful four squares. Most of the homes are brick.

[Doowlle34]

Dormont has a few.

Couple build on passion for bungalow living, even creating a Web site

Note that, unfortunately, the internet address featured in the story isn't working anymore.

[robrobrob]

Try Thornburg for craftsman homes. That is what the area is known for. However, be warned that the area is pretty small and the homes that do change hands often do so by word of mouth. I have driven through it a couple of times and it is very nice.

Here is a link.

http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Alleg..._District.html

[tarheeleer]

thank you all so much for the suggestions. i loved visiting pittsburgh as i grew up in wv, and i so hope that i get to move there!

[CityGrrl77]

God I love your city and neighborhoods *droooool*

I'm a fan of Crafstman-style homes as well although I would live anywhere in or near downtown Pittsburgh - Craftsman style home or not.

[lreymond]

Hi All! I have read this thread and you all seem very knowledgable. What area would you recommend for a house under $150,000, all the charm and woodwork in a good school district. Easy access to downtown too. I am moving up from Georgia,havefamily in Scott and would like to be within 30 minutes of them. Thanks in advance!