Category Archives: Architecture

Two Designs by Stillburg & Staub

Bissell Block
DescriptionEnglish: Design by Joseph Stillburg and partner for a commercial building in Pittsburgh
Date1880
SourceAmerican Architect and Building News
AuthorJoseph Stillburg and Leo Staub
Schwartz or Schwab Residence
DescriptionEnglish: Design by Joseph Stillburg and partner for a house in Pittsburgh
Date1883
SourceThe American Architect and Building News
AuthorJoseph Stillburg and Leo Staub

The name of the client is given as Schwartz on the illustration, but as Schwab in the text of the magazine.

South East View of the Mausoleum as Restored, by James Fergusson

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, by James Fergusson
DescriptionEnglish: Speculative restoration of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus by James Fergusson
Date1862
SourceThe Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Restored in Conformity with the Recently Discovered Remains (https://archive.org/details/mausoleumathalic00ferg/page/n7/mode/2up)
AuthorJames Fergusson

House by Charles M. Bartberger

DescriptionEnglish: Architect’s drawing of the J. J. Matthews House, East Liberty, Pittsburgh, by Charles M. Bartberger
Date1903
SourceThe American Architect and Building News (https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1903-04-04_80_1423/page/n19/mode/2up)
AuthorCharles M. Bartberger

This house still stands; Father Pitt has pictures of it in its current condition.

Suburban Residence by Isaac H. Hobbs

Suburban residence

“The above design is very perfect in its plan, and contains all the requirements for internal comforts, with considerable stylishness externally. It is of a model which is much used, and the beauty will depend upon the proportion of its parts and the correctness of its detail.”

First story

First Story.—A parlor, 1.3 feet by 30 feet 3 inches; B hall, 13 feet by 13 feet; C sitting-room, 13 feet by 16 feet 9 inches; D dining-room, 12 feet by 24 feet 6 inches; E kitchen, 11 feet 6 inches by 16 feet; F scullery, 8 feet 9 inches by 14 feet; G, H, porch.

Second story

Second Story.—I chamber, 15 feet 10 inches by 11 feet 8 inches; J chamber, 16 feet 10 inches by 13 feet; K chamber, 13 feet 8 inches by 13 feet; L chamber, 12 feet by 20 feet; M chamber, 11 feet 3 inches by 16 feet 8 inches.

DescriptionEnglish: Design for a house by Isaac H. Hobbs.
Date1867
SourceGodey’s Lady’s Book (https://archive.org/details/godeys-1867-v-75/page/272/mode/2up?view=theater)
AuthorIsaac H. Hobbs