HISTORIC! REVIEW COMMISSION  Division of Development. Administration and Review City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning  2001 Ross Street, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219  HRC Staff Use Only Date Received: Parcel No.:. Ward:. Zoning Classification: Bldg. Inspector:. Council District:.  FeeSchedule Individual Landmark Nomination: District Nomination:  Please make check payable to Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh  $100.00 $250.00  INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY HISTORIC NOMINATION FORM  1. HISTORIC NAME OF PROPERTY: 1163 and 11651 Murray Hill Avenue 2. CURRENT! NAME OF PROPERTY: Property 1: 1163 Murray Hill Avenue  Property 2: 1165 Murray Hill Avenue  3. LOCATION Property 1:  Street: 1163) Murray HillAvenue b. City, State, Zip Code: Pitshurgh.PA.15217 Neighborhood: Squirel) HillNorth  Location-Property. 2:  a. Street: 1165) Murray Hill Avenue b. City, State, Zip Code: Pittsburgh, PA. 15217 Neighborhood: Squirrel HillNorth  4. OWNERSHIP Property 1  d. Owner(s): Chatham University Street: 108 Woodland Road  City, State, Zip Code: Pittsburgh, PA. 15232-2816 Phone: (412)(365-1100    Property 2  d. Owner(s):. Lenz) Revocable Living Trust (William andAngelaLenz) ( City, State, Zip Code:, Pitsburgh.PA.15217 Phone: (412)362-6738  Street: 1165) Murray HillAvenue  5. CLASSIFICATION AND USE- Check all that apply  Property 1 Type Structure District Site Object  Ownership Private - home Private - other Public - govemment Public-other Place of religious worship  Current Use:  To be used as office space  Property 2 Type Structure District Site Object  Ownership Private - home Private - other Public - govemment Public-c other Place of religious worship  Current Use: Private home  NOMINATED BY:  a. Name:_ Denise H.J Holland b. Street:_ 1140Murray HillAvenue City, State, Zip: Pittsburgh. PA15217 d. Phone: (412)656-3839 Email: dspace04@a0l.com    7. DESCRIPTION  Provide a narrative description of the structure, district, site, or object. Ifit has been altered over time, indicate the date(s) and nature of the alteration(s). (Attach additional pages as needed)  IfKnown:  Year Built: d. Narrative:  Both structures were built in C. 1900  b. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Architect/Bulder: Unknown  The side-by-side houses at 1163 and 1165 Murray Hill Avenue are both three-bay, three-story brick residential structures built in the Colonial Revival style in C. 1900. They feature two dormers on the third floor and are an identical match to each other. They are remnants ofal longer streetscape that stretched down the eastern side of the street which included five additional houses. They were demolished in 1969 to create the. Jennie King Mellon Library. The two remaining structures from this As such, these two homes are an integral part of the Murray Hill. Avenue Historic District that was created by an act ofCity Council in 2000. For reasons that are unknown, 1163 and 1165 were left off of Murray Hill Avenue has received considerable attention for its stunning vistas, eclectic mix of architectural types, comfortable density, and large shade trees that line the street. Walter Kidney writes in Landmark. Architecture (1985) that, "Murray Hill Avenue, parallel to' Woodland Road, is decidedly middle class by comparison, but for sheer picturesqueness, it is one of the most enjoyable streets in Pittsburgh" (273). Two black-and-white photographs onj p. 448 and ai full-page color photograph on p. 196 in Landmarks' 1997 edition capture Murray Hill's distinction as one of the most beautiful and livable residential streets inl Pittsburgh. In 2000, the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh selected Murray Hill is also featured in Barringer Fifield's Seeing Pittsburgh (p. 128), as well as on page 72 of Pittsburgh.... Views into the. 21st Century. For many years a painting of Murray Hill homes by Henry Koerer hung int the PNCI Bank branch on Forbes Avenue, in Squirrel Hill. In Franklin Toker's Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait (1986), Murray Hill is described as "a fine street even without [Willa) Cather's presence. Its charm is considerably enhanced by thei irregularities that have developed over the Oft the many unique architectural styles on the street that include Queen. Anne, Tudor Revival, mid- century modern, and a few others, Colonial Revival is the most prevalent. As identified in the booklet, "Murray Hill Historic District" (2000), p. 25, ar number ofl homes on Murray Hill reflect the early twentieth- According to thel Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Colonial Revival style "is one of the most frequently produced and enduring popular styles in America. Itcan be seen in a seemingly endless variety of forms throughout the state and the country and still continues to influence residential architecture today. Basically, the Colonial Revival style was an effort tol look back tot the Federal and Georgian  streetscape include 1163 and 1165 Murray Hill.  the original nomination list. This nomination corrects that error.  Murray Hill Avenue as one of] Pittsburgh's "Favorite Places."  years ini its Belgian-blocki roadbed.. ...  century Colonial Revival style.    architecture of America's founding period for designi inspiration.. : This enthusiasm to explore the architecture of America's founding period was generated inj part by thel Philadelphia Centennial of1876 celebrating the country's 100th birthday. This trend was further promoted by the Columbian Exposition of "Liker most revival efforts, the Colonial Revival style did not generally produce true copies of earlier styles. Although, in the early years oft the 20th century (1915-1935) there was a real interest ins studying and duplicating Georgian period architecture. Generally, the Colonial Revival style took certain design elements -front façade symmetry, front entrance fanlights and sidelights, pedimented doorways, porches and dormers and applied them to larger scale buildings. These colonial era details could be combined in: a great variety "In the 1940s and 1950s a more simplified version of the Colonial Revival style became popular for homes, usually featuring at two story building, a side-gabled or hipped roof, classically inspired door surrounds and According to House Beautiful, "The Colonial Revival movement really gained nationwide momentum at the tum of the century and was extremely popular through the 1940s, further instigated by 'advances of photography and printing.. . [which] made an abundance of true colonial precedent available to the public nationwide," says Andrew Cogar, architect and president ofl Historical Concepts...." The Colonial Revival style is also responsible for additional related styles prevalent on Murray Hill. In Virginia and Leel McAlester'sAl Field Guide to. American Houses (1991), the authors note that' "Int the years between 1880 and 1900 the Coloniall Revival movement also influenced two other architectural styles: Queen. Anne and Shingle" (326). Colonial Revival is fitting for Murray Hill Avenue, which supported some  1893, held in Chicago.  ofways, creating many subtypes within this style.  windows, shutters and dormers."  of Squirrel Hill's first "pioneer" settlers int the late-19th century.  HISTORY  Provide a history of the structure, district, site, or object. Include a bibliography of sources consulted. (Attach additional pages as needed.) Include copies of relevant source materials with the  nomination form (see Number 11).  Narrative:  From 1788 to 1868, Squirrel Hill was known as Peebles Township until it was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1868. One of the first landowners in Squirrel Hill and Shadyside was Robert McFarland, who owned the estate until his death in1834. He left equal portions of his estate tol his three sons, John, Joseph, and' William. In 1839, it was. John McFarland who inherited the land on which Murray Hill was Murray Hill Avenue takes its name from an early Squirrel Hill estate owned by James B. Murray, partner in Lyon, Shorb & Company, an iron mill on Pittsburgh's South Side, and was President of the Exchange National Bank inl Downtown Pittsburgh. In 1864, Murray purchased the land which would later develop into Murray Hill Avenue from. John McFarland, aj prominent landowner in the East End. Plat maps  developed until he sold it to James B. Murray in 1864.    indicate that other parts of Squirrel Hill, such as the Murdoch Farms property and other estates, In. July 1889, Lorenzo T. Yoder purchased the entire Murray Hill property from Annie S. Murray, the widow of James B. Murray. In 1890, the land was subdivided into residential lots known as the Ardsheil Terrace Plan ofI Lots and became one oft the first residential streets to be developed in Squirrel Hill. According to Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation's Landmark. Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (1985), most homes on Murray Hill developed in the early part oft the 1900s. "In general, this northern slope is rich in domestic architecture oft the 18901 to 1920 period." As one oft the first "streetcar suburbs" inl Pittsburgh's East End, Murray Hill was highly valued for its country-like atmosphere, yet close to city amenities. It has an impressive collection of outstanding house styles- such as Colonial Revival and many organized in unique streetscapes along the winding cobblestone road. Murray Hill's proximity to city amenities, made more convenient by streetcar access along Fifth. Avenue, combined with its bucolic residential design, earned it the Latin title, "Rus in urbe- Throughout its history, Murray Hill has been home to a number of nationally famous individuals, including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather (who lived at 1180 Murray Hill, another Colonial Revival home), U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran, who served in that role from 1936 to 1948 (1278 Murray Hill), and mationally-recognized artists Henry Koerner (1915-1991), 1046 Murray Hill, and Harry Holland (1937-1994), 1140 Murray Hill. Finally, Murray Hill Avenue was home to. John Duff, Sr. (1915-1991), who served as the Assistant Attorney General for Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979, and Int the post-World War II era, when many city residents fled tot the suburbs and left older city neighborhoods to decay, homes on Murray Hill retained their old world charm. Many residents reversed this trend and moved tol Murray Hill because of its unique character and the street's livability. However, development pressures from the adjacent college would figure prominently in Murray Hill's] postwar Int the early 1970s, ten homes on the eastem side of Murray Hill were demolished for the construction of the Chatham College library. Later in the decade, the W. H. Brown estate at the bottom of Murray Hill at Fifth Avenue was demolished. Asaresult of these blows to Murray Hill, residents on the street became more engaged in maintaining the livability of the street- a special sense of stewardship and Int the early 1960s, Chatham College sought to expand their rapidly growing library collection. The old college library, the. James Laughlin Memorial Library, built in 1932, was quickly becoming obsolete. In al memo to Chatham' 's President Edward Eddy dated October 9, 1962, Chatham' 's librarian noted, "remedies cannot be found by simply enlarging the. James Laughlin Memorial Library." At this time, Chatham' s options were to: 1) expand the existing library, 2) join the library with the Buhl Hall of Science, or 3) select a new location. Architectural drawings were made fort the second option. In the early 1960s, planners began to favor a new location on Chatham's campus. One internal memo recommended: "The natural and beautiful amphitheater oft the Mellon Garden area with its adjacent reflecting pond might be an appropriate and pleasing site as campus development proceeds." But for  remained undeveloped.  al bit of country int the city."  who lived at 1174) Murray Hill.  future.  loyalty that continues today.    reasons that are not clear, attention began to shift to the quiet, residential street of Murray Hill as a Inar report to Chatham prepared by Johnstone, McMillan & Associates, Architects, al Pittsburgh architecture firm, on June 15, 1965, "the principal consideration [for the library's location] should be a reasonably central location with a single clearly defined receiving-shipping control point served from Murray Hill Avenue rather than thru the present Campus roads." The report continued to claim that, "It isI not desirable to use the already limited campus land for centrally unused paved parking spaces." Meanwhile, between 1963 and 1968, Chatham had quietly began acquiring the homes on the eastem side of Murray Hill (a few properties on Murray Hill had already been acquired by Chatham in the 1920s and '30s). On May 1, 1964, Chatham acquired 1155 Murray Hill; on January 4, 1965, Chatham acquired 1045 Murray Hill; and on September 1, 1965, Chatham acquired 1043 Murray Hill. All would In 1968, Chatham began a capital campaign to construct al new library facility, named for Jennie King Mellon, Richard King Mellon's mother (a Chatham alumnus, class of 1887) on the site oft ten! homes on Murray Hill Avenue. Strong opposition to Chatham's] plan was raised by residents of Murray Hill. There was little due process, few hearings were held, and the issue went before the Pittsburgh City Council in 1969. Led by long-time Murray Hill resident, John Duff, residents on Murray Hill rallied to oppose Chatham's proposed demolition of homes. Mr. Duff addressed City Council on October 26,  possible location for the new library.  be demolished by 1970.  1969, and had this to say:  [Chatham' 's plan] means the destruction oft the street and we: find ourselves trying to find some way toj put it across as to why we find ourselves fighting this revered institution. I have to say we are like the members of a well-to-do, upper class family, living in comfortable circumstances without too many problems and all of a sudden our elegant, white-haired, well-groomed old mother is starting to come home every night, stinking drunk. Wel hate alcoholism, but how can you fight Motherhood?.. We feel strongly this plan is worst of all possible plans andi ift the zone is changed, it means the destruction of  the street.  Unfortunately, Mr. Duff and the residents of Murray Hill lost the battle, the homes were demolished, and al new library constructed. In 1992, Murray Hill's unique Belgian block street surface was in danger of being paved over,, joining a growing number of cobblestone streets around the city. But Murray Hill's residents worked diligently with City Councilman Dan Cohen to prevent the cobblestones from being paved. In 1993, the blocks were restored by the City of Pittsburgh at a cost of approximately $225,000. Residents organized another effort to preserve and protect homes on the street in 1999. In 2000, Mr. Duff's effort was not in vain. The Murray Hill. Avenue Historic District was successfully created in 2000. Mr. Duff taught us that, with proper foresight and planning, we can avoid similar battles in the future. All too often, preservationists find themselves fighting in the eleventh hour to save al highly In 2020, neighbors organized a' "Murray Hill Association" to begin aj productive and ongoing dialogue with Chatham University as it begins new expansion plans. The. Association is represented by more than  Pittsburgh City Council created the Murray Hill Avenue Historic District.  regarded historic landmark. Fortunately, this nomination avoids that fate.    50 residents in nearly every home in the 1000, 1100, and 12001 blocks on Murray Hill. Everyone who supports this nomination seeks to avoid mass demolitions ori inappropriate new construction on Murray Hill. Asi it was in 2000, this nomination is aj positive, proactive step to maintain the livability oft the  Murray Hill Avenue Historic District.  SIGNIFICANCE  The Pittsburgh Code ofOrdinances, Title II, Historic Preservation, Chapter 1: Historic Structures, Districts, Sites and Objects lists ten criteria, at least one of which must be met for Historic Designation. Describe how the structure, district, site, or object meets one or more of these criteria and complete a narrative discussing in detail each area of significance. (Attach additional pages as  needed)  Thel homes at 1163 and 1165 Murray Hill Avenue meet the following criteria 2,3,8, and 10 for eligibility as 2. Its identification with aj person or persons who significantly contributed to the cultural, historic, architectural, archaeological, or related aspects of the development of the Cityo ofl Pittsburgh, State of Yes, the homes at 1163 & 1165 Murray Hill are similar in style to several notable homes ont the street, 3. Itse exemplification of an architectural type, style or design distinguished by innovation, rarity,  al historic district.  Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic region, or the United States; including the Willa Cather home at 1180 Murray Hill.  uniqueness, or overall quality ofa design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship;  Yes, 1163 Murray Hilli is constructed int the m/le-wtmctcmy Colonial Revival style, which is represented by a number ofl homes on Murray Hill. Its stands as an outstanding example of this style,a 8. Its exemplification ofa pattern of neighborhood development or settlement significant to the cultural history or traditions of the City, whose components may lack individual distinction; Yes, 1163 Murray Hill was originally included in Lorenzo B. Yoder'sArdsheil Terrace Plan ofLots for Murray Hill Avenue, one of the first residential streets planned for Squirrel Hill in 1890. 10. Its unique location and distinctive physical appearance or presence representing an established and familiar visual feature ofar neighborhood, community, or the City of Pittsburgh. Yes, 1163, along with 1165 Murray Hill, are the last surviving Colonial Revival homes that were part oft the streetscape on the eastern side of the street which were demolished in 19701 to create the library. Atl least  contributing structure to the existing historic district.  five homes that were demolished: represented the Colonial Revival style.  7    10. INTEGRITY  In addition, the ordinance specifies that "Any area, property, site, structure or object that meets any one or more of the criteria listed above shall also have sufficient integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or  restoration". (Attach additional pages as needed)  Narrative:  As has already been established by the City Historic Review Commission, City Planning Commission, and City Council in 2000, 1163 and 1165 Murray Hill Avenue, int the middle oft the 11001 block, are contributing structures to thel Murray Hill Avenue Historic District and possess sufficient integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship to make it worthy of One notices that 1163 and 1165 are without theirj porches. However, seven other Colonial Revival houses on Murray Hill do not have porches, including: 1022, 1026, 1160, 1172, 1212, 1238, and 1228. The porches were likely removed in the 1960s due to maintenance issues. However, it did not compromise the overall integrity oft the houses, which are ine excellent condition. According to Virginia and Lee McAlester's. A Field Guide to American Houses (1991), a wide variety of Colonial Revival homes have hipped roofs ands simple entrances (e.g. no porch), which was common from the 1880s through the 1940s. Even simpler, porch-less styles became prevalent Colonial! Revival, which emerged from the Philadelphia Centennial of1876, harkens back to America's colonial architectural heritage. It also became the prevalent architectural style for Chatham Village (designed by Ingham & Boyd, architects, 1931-35, and designated al National  preservation or restoration.  during the 1940s and 1950s.  Historic Landmark byt the United States Secretary oft the Interior in 2005). M.NOTIFICATIONICONCONSENTOFPROPERIYOWNERS) 1.3(a)(2) Community information, process.  Preceding submission ofa nomination, form for a District, the Historic Review Commission shall conduct at least one (1) public information meeting within or near the boundaries of the proposed district, which shall include at least one (1) member of the Department of City Planning and one (1) Commission member; to discuss the possible effects of designation. Notice shall be given to the owners of property in the proposed district in accordance with Section 1.3(b) below. The final public information meeting shall be held no more than six months before  the nomination, form is submitted. 1.3(a)(1)(a) Subsection. F  In the case of a nomination as a Historic District, by communty-based organizations or by any individual, but in either event the nomination shall be accompanied by a petition signed by the owners of record of twenty-five (25) percent of the properties within the boundaries of the  proposed. District.    - Please attach documentation of your efforts to gain property owner's.consent.-  ** The nomination of any religious property shall be accompanied by a signed letter of consent from Letters informing both owners of the nomination have been delivered to the owners. Copies are  the property's owner. attached to this nomination.  12. - PHOTO LOGS: Please. Attach  Image 1. Construction at 1163 Murray Hill, Taken on. July 11,2021 (1165 is on the right).  Image 2. Google Street View of1163-1165 MHI November 2020.  Image 3. 1163 & 1165 MH, August 11, 2021. Image 4. 1163 MH, August 11, 2021. Image 5. 1165 MH, August 11, 2021.  Image 6. Colonial Revival streetscape, from thel booklet, "Murray Hill Historic District,"2 2000, p. 25. Image 7. "What we have lost," from the booklet, "Murray Hill Avenue Historic District,"2000, p.6.  Image 8. Original outline of nominated historic district, 2000.  Other Attachments  Signed letter to Chatham University, Aug. 10, 2021. Signed letter to the Lenz family, Aug. 10, 2021. 13. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Please Attach  Maggie Burch, "Everything Youl Need' Tol Know About Colonial Revival Design," House Beautiful, Nov. 19, 2018, htps/wwwhoucebeautirlcomdsprmpintow.24i6/Atalonal-reviva-home.  Cityof! Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission 1998. Annual Report.  Dan Holland public testimonies on September 10, 1999, October 1, 1999, November 5, 1999, November 23, 1999, December 7, 1999, and March 2, 2000 (all regarding the Murray Hill Avenue Historic District "The Impact of Historic Designation on Residential Property Values: A Survey of Study Results," City Walter Kidney, Landmark. Architecture of Allegheny County. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks  nomination).  ofPittsburgh Historic Review Commission 1999.  Foundation, 1985 and 1997.    Henry Koerner: From Vienna to Pittsburgh, the Art of Henry Koerner: Pittsburgh: Carnegie Library of  Pittsburgh, 1983.  Penn Central Transportation Co. Vs. New York City (438 U.S. 104(1978)).  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania. Architectural Field Guide, "Colonial Revival Style 1880-196"htplhwwphmestepauwpanalommmilisaraietetureèkylecolmial- Virginia & Leel McAlester, A Field Guide to. American Houses. New York: AlfredA A. Knopf, 1991. Richard Moe and Carter Wilkie, Changing Places: Rebuilding Communities in the Age of Sprawl. New Leland M. Roth, A Concise. History of American. Architecture. New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Vincent Scully, American. Architecture and Orbanism. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1988. Franklin Toker, Pittsburgh: An Urban. Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986.  revival.html.  York: Henry Holt & Co., 1997.  United. Artists VS. City of Philadelphia (535 Pa. 370, 635A24612(1993)  14.NOMINATION FORM PREPARED BY:  Name: Dr. Dan Holland, PhD b. Street:. 127RoupAvenue  City, State, Zip:. Pitsburgh.PA15206 d. Phone: (412). 512-8885 Email: hollandé@aol.com  . Signature:  10    Image 1. Construction at 1163 Murray Hill, Taken on. July11.2021 (1165is on the right).    Image 2. Google Street View of1163-1165 MH) November 2020  12    Image 3. 1163 & 1165) MH, August 11.2021.  13    Image 4. 11631 MH.August 11.2 2021.  4    Image 5. 1165 MH.August 11.2 2021.  15    Image 6. Colonial Revival streetscape, from thel booklet, "Murray Hill Historic District"2000.p.1 25.  25  STREETSCAPE 1: COLONIAL REVIVAL  Gs  The 1200 Block (above): 1278, 1228, and 1236 Mumay Hill  The 1000 Blocke 1030, 1028, and 1026 Mumay Hill  The 11001 Block (right): 1163 and 1165 Murray Hill Murray Hill Avenue Historic District, 2000  16    Image 7. "What wel have lost, : from the booklet, "Murray Hill Avenue Historic District,"2000.p.6.  WHAT WE HAVE LOST  Before: 39imas3Mumhi, June1970.  Alter: 113and1153A MumayHIL August 1970.  Before: 1135. nd3amh. June1 1970.  Aler: w-mwramatan Fal1970.  Belorer Retiorighe 1037.1 1038. ands 1041MnayH. Junet 1970. Murray Hill Avenue Historic District, 2000  Afler: Thes samesitea ahlerd demolltion. Seplembert 1970.    Image 8. Original outline of nominated historic district, 2000.  1163, 1165, 1167 Murray Hill  Murray Hill Avenue Nominated Historic District  B On 0000000  100200 Feet  18    Signed letter to Chatham University.Aug. 10,2021.  Aupst 10. 2021 DaidFinegole President Chathan Univenity Melion Censer, 2nd Floo, Woodland Road Pisburgh, PAI 15232 Dearl President Finegol,  lans sbmiingt tisi historie resominationt tec correcta "clerical eror thate excluded 1163 and 1165 Mumy Hill Avenue fom the) Muray HI Avenue Historie Districtt that wasc created by ana acto ofcity Council on) March 14,2 2000. Lalongy win many ofher neighhonse ont dhes strect, woulal likes so ensure that these homes are protected asi integralg parts ofthe) Mumy Hal Avenue Historic District. lea moeting! helde on Friday, Auguts 6, 2021.Iwask informed thatd Chatham woeld support this nomination. Thisn somination ise consistent with thes one from 1999, which resulted in thes successful designation of the Mumy) H Avenuel Historic Distrit. These twop properties ares escellent camplese ofColonial Revival architecture. both comstrctede. 1900, whichi is prevalent on) Mumay Hl (I leastf fivec ofthe homes lat thes curent hissoric district are Colonial Revival). Therefore, thek homes at 1163 andi 1165 Mumy Hill arec comributing structures sot the Mury Hill Avenue Historic District. Aswas statedi in: 2000, hisoriey preservationl hase enhanced they value ofhomes on) Mumay HL created ane esommous amount ofpride among ter residents, and protects thes special qualities ofaish historic sareet. Fromi iu uniques architecture, history, ande event bumpys streets srfice, Muray Hali isoneo of Pinburyh shining gems. Thank youi in advance fors yours support lei include 1163a and 11651 Mumay  Hilli inthe) Muray Hl Avenuel Historic Distrit. Sincerchys SenHalland Denal Holland 11403 Mumyl HA Avenue Paisburyh, PAI 15217    Signed letter to the Lenz family.Aug. 10.2 2021.  Augus 10: 2021 Mr and) Mrs. Lenz Hommwnes 11651 Mury HA Avenue Pinsburgh. PAI 15217 Dear) ME Lenz,  Tan submiting this hisoric renomination sor coedta a "clerical er hate excleded 116) and 1165 Mumy Hill Avenue fromt thel Mumay! Hill Avenue Hisioric District thar was crcaedh by an: actofCity Council on! March 14, 2000, Lalongy witha many ofther nighhono ond thes srect, woulai liketod ersure thats theseh homes arep protecled ai integnl parts ofae) Mumy HaA Avenue Hisoric District. Ina meeting heldon Friday, Aupuste 6, 2021, lwasi informedt mat Chathan woulds support thisr nomination. Thisn nomination is conitent wint thes onet fhoml 1999, whicht rosuhedi in thes successful designation of theN Mumy Hill Avenue Historic Dtrict. Theset twop properties arec escellente examplies ofColonial Revival architecture. boche constructede. 1900, whichi  prevalent on) Murray Hill (atk leatf fives ofce homcsi int thee cument historic districta arec Colonial Revial). Therclore, thek homcs at 1163 and 1165 Mumay Hill ared contrihuting structurest tot the Muray HIIA Aenue Historic District. Aswass stated in: 2000, historic preservation! hasc eahancedt thes valucs efhomes o) Murray Hill, creaned an enormous amoune ot pride among ther residents, and; proncst thes pecial qualitisse ofthish hisoric strert. Fromi is unique archiecturs, hisorys and eenb bumpy stres surface. Mumay Hlisa once of Ptshurgh's shining pens Thank youi i advance fors yours spports toi include 1163a and 1165 Mumy  tismy hopet thats yout toa, wills supportt thist nomination.  Hai int the) Mumay HA Acnuel Hitaric Disrit. Sincercly. SeerHellaek Denal Hollnd 1140) Mumy Hill Avenur Pinshurgh. PAT 15217  20    Fu: 165N Muray HIA Asnus  1V1721,25GPM  From: sarah. qunnepmburgnpa: gov, To: holandb@aol.com, Subject: Fw: 1165 Murray HIIA Avenue Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 8:53am Please include a copy of this in your nomination. Sarah Quinn Historic Preservation Planner City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning snagerupPps" 412-255-2243 200 Ross Street, 4th Floor PméuRPpagw/dP.  Review this checklist to determine is a Zoning and Development Review application and stamped site plan are required. The OneStopPGH online portali is now open. You: are able to create: aj profile toi initiate all zoning andj permitting applications, pay fees, and upload attachments for review.  From: William Lenz denzeChatham.edu Sent: Friday, September 10, 20219:05AM To: Historic Review chistorcereview@pitsburghpa.govo Ce: William Lenz denzeChathamedu; Angela Lenz cawlenz@me.com> Subject: 1165 Murray Hil Avenue Dear Historic Review Committee:  We have no objection to the designation of our home at 1165 Murray Hill Avenue, Pittsburgh Pa 15217,as part of the Murray Hill Avenue Historic District as applied for by  Denise H. Holland. Sincerely yours,  LENZI REVOCABLELIVING TRUST (1165)  Angela Welch Lenz William E. Lenz III 1165 Murray Hill Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 412-362-6738 (h) awlenz@mac.com lenz@chatham.edu epsumaila aol comyetmail stden wsihinevessage  Page 1012  21