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Sewickley Valley Historical society Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Old Sewickley Post Office, 200 Broad Street, Sewickley FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Longfelloy, Alden& Harlow in the Sewickley Valley A PowerPoint Presentation by Mary Beth Pastorius The architectural firm Longfellow, Alden & Harlow's Sewickley projects began in the early 1890s along Maple Lane in what is now Edgeworth. Later that decade, their work shifted to opulent "summer cottages" in Sewickley Heights. By 1902, it was concentrated along the Beaver and Boundary Street corriders in Sewickley Borough. Client names included many familiar to residents today, including Pontefract, Walker, Black, McKnight, McCague, Shields, Jones, Boggs, Singer, Lowrie, Arrott and Adams. Mary Beth Pastorius will discuss the significance of their work, sharing photos and experiences from the ten years she spent assisting Tufts Professor Margaret Henderson Floyd in her 1994 book Architecture after Richardson Alfred Branch Regionalism before Modernism Longfellow, Alden & Harlow in Boston and Pittsburgh, published by the University of Chicago Press in association with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Sewickley Valley Historical Society provided major support to Dr. Floyd's project. Frank Ellis Alden Alexander W Longfellow Harlow Discover your history at Sewickley Valley Historical Society! Our staff will help you with genealogical and historic house research, using our extensive computerized database, archives and special collections. Visit our website, www.sewickleyhistory.org, or email us at info@sewickleyhistory.org zszz9-oupo Sewickley Valley Historical society Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Old Sewickley Post Office, 200 Broad Street, Sewickley FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Longfelloy, Alden& Harlow in the Sewickley Valley A PowerPoint Presentation by Mary Beth Pastorius The architectural firm Longfellow, Alden & Harlow's Sewickley projects began in the early 1890s along Maple Lane in what is now Edgeworth. Later that decade, their work shifted to opulent "summer cottages" in Sewickley Heights. By 1902, it was concentrated along the Beaver and Boundary Street corriders in Sewickley Borough. Client names included many familiar to residents today, including Pontefract, Walker, Black, McKnight, McCague, Shields, Jones, Boggs, Singer, Lowrie, Arrott and Adams. Mary Beth Pastorius will discuss the significance of their work, sharing photos and experiences from the ten years she spent assisting Tufts Professor Margaret Henderson Floyd in her 1994 book Architecture after Richardson Alfred Branch Regionalism before Modernism Longfellow, Alden & Harlow in Boston and Pittsburgh, published by the University of Chicago Press in association with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Sewickley Valley Historical Society provided major support to Dr. Floyd's project. Frank Ellis Alden Alexander W Longfellow Harlow Discover your history at Sewickley Valley Historical Society! Our staff will help you with genealogical and historic house research, using our extensive computerized database, archives and special collections. Visit our website, www.sewickleyhistory.org, or email us at info@sewickleyhistory.org zszz9-oupo