Troy Hill
Coordinates: 40°28′N 79°59′W / 40.47°N 79.98°W
| Troy Hill | |
 The southwestern tip of Troy Hill, with Heinz smokestacks visible at right |
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 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°28′N 79°59′W / 40.47°N 79.98°W | |
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| Population (1990): 2742[1] | |
| Population (2000): 2540[1] | |
| Area: 0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2)[1] | |
| ZIP code(s): 15212 | |
Troy Hill is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 (North Neighborhoods).
Troy Hill sits on a plateau above the Allegheny River on the North Side of Pittsburgh. It is approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) long from Vinal Street to the end of Lowrie Street and only 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) wide from Wicklines Lane to Herr's Island.
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[edit] History
Troy Hill was part of The Reserve Tract incorporated in 1833. Originally called the village of New Troy, it was settled by German immigrants who worked in the mills, tanneries, breweries and railroads that lined the Allegheny river. The migration up to Troy Hill began when a Catholic church opened a small cemetery in 1842. By 1866 one hundred families were officially Troy Hill residents. In 1877, Troy Hill became the thirteenth ward of the City of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Subsequently, when the City of Allegheny was annexed, Troy Hill became a neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh.
Troy Hill is home to six historic landmarks: the Troy Hill Firehouse, Saint Anthony's Chapel, the Rectory of Most Holy Name of Jesus, the Troy Hill Incline Building, the Allegheny Reservoir Wall, and the Ober-Guehl house.
Troy Hill was the home to Commissioner Thomas J. Foerster who served 10 years in the state house and 28 years as the Commissioner of Allegheny County. He also served on the first county council established in 2000. Another notable resident was Andrew (Huck) Fenrich who served 9 terms in the state house, was executive secretary for the mayor of Pittsburgh, and also served as executive secretary for the Allegheny County Democratics.
Until 1959 the neighbourhood was served by the 4 Troy Hill trolley operated by Pittsburgh Railways.[2]
[edit] Mala Jaska
While "Troy Hill" generally refers to the historically German neighborhood atop the Troy Hill plateau, the neighborhood's boundaries also encompass the narrow and flat river plain that sits between the plateau and the Allegheny River. At present (2011), this river plain is dominated by Pennsylvania Route 28, an expressway which begins at East Ohio Street and then follows the river north. But before Route 28 became an expressway, this plain was a Croatian neighborhood that was settled by immigrants from Jastrebarsko, who called the neighborhood "Mala Jaska" and founded St. Nicholas Parish.[3][4]
[edit] Surrounding neighborhoods
East Allegheny, Herrs Island (via 31st Street Bridge), North Shore, Reserve Township, Spring Garden, Strip District (via 31st Street Bridge) (All areas except Reserve Township are Pittsburgh city neighborhoods)
[edit] Gallery
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Eberhardt and Ober Brewery (now part of the Penn Brewery complex), founded in 1848, in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Buildings shown here circa 1880.
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Great Stone Wall, Allegheny Reservoir, located by Cowley Spray Park at the Troy Hill Playground, built 1848, the last remnant of the former Allegheny City Reservoir.
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Most Holy Name of Jesus Rectory, built around 1875, at 1700 Harpster Street.
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Saint Anthony's Chapel, built in 1880, at 1700 Harpster Street. About five thousand relics are housed in the chapel, making it the largest collection of relics outside the Vatican.[5][6]
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Ober-Guehl House, built around 1877, at 1501 Lowrie Street.
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Former Troy Hill Incline Station, built in 1887, at 1733 Lowrie Street.
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H. J. Heinz Company, in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA, since 1890.
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Saint Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, built from 1900 to 1904, at 1326 East Ohio Street. The church was established in 1894, and is the site of the first Croatian Catholic Parish in America.
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Troy Hill Fire Station #39, built in 1901, at the corner of Ley and Froman Streets.
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Heinz Lofts, built from 1913 to 1927, at 300 Heinz Street.
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A view of Troy Hill (center) with Spring Hill in the background and The Cork Factory lofts in the Strip District in the foreground.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Census: Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ "Pittsburghtransit.com - The Routes - PCC Operation". August 28, 2005. Archived from the original on August 28, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050828213648/http://www.pittsburghtransit.com/index9.html. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ Nelson Jones, Diana (May 20, 2009). "North Side's "Mala Jaska" deteriorates as Route 28 grows". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09140/971350-53.stm. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "North Side: East North Side". Bridging the Urban Landscape. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://www.clpgh.org/exhibit/neighborhoods/northside/nor_n417.html. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Anthony's Chapel in Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish". Saints Alive. The International Crusade for Holy Relics. 1998-09-05. http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/anthony.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
- ^ Meinzer, Melissa (2007-01-18). "St. Anthony's Chapel". Pittsburgh City Paper. http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A21432. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
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