Thomas H. Scott
Thomas H Scott (born 1865) was an architect in Pittsburgh. He is credited with designing the Benedum-Trees Building (1905) in downtown Pittsburgh at 221 Fourth Avenue.[1] It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1973.[1]
Scott was born September 7, 1865, the son of John H. and Ann Scott.[2] He attended public schools in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He worked with the firm of Scott and Peebles in 1889 and took over the firm in 1890. His credited designs include those for the Machesney Building (1905) (later known as the Benedum-Trees building),[3] Wilkinsburg High School (1910?), Standard Steel Car Company's offices, and McCance building, he was also the architect for the Denny estate.[4]
Works
- Wilkinsburg High School (1910) at 747 Wallace Avenue
in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
- Machesney Building (1905) (later known as the Benedum-Trees building) The office building includes granite, brick and terra cotta with classical three-story Corinthian columns and an interior lobby ornamented with marble, bronze, and plaster.[3][5]
- Standard Steel Car Company's offices
- McCance building
- Bandstand in West End Park, Pittsburgh[6]
- Denny estate architecture
References
- ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians page 210
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa1600/pa1678/data/pa1678data.pdf page 3
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3] PHLF News November 1996