New house tour of three distinct neighborhoods organized by Troy Hill Citizens Inc and Community Alliance of East Deutschtown and Spring Garden.
Tour guests experienced seven locations during the tour, which featured a free trolley to assist visitors on the expanded route on Saturday, June 16th. Additional sights marked on the tour included Food City garden, City Steps mural, Rialto St. mural, Troy Hill mural, Troy Hill Citizens park, Cowley park, and Pear and the Pickle Cafe. Free drink tastings at two locations from neighboring businesses Penn Brewery and Wigle Whiskey & Threadbare Cider.
Photos by Lauren Stauffer
Overlooking East Northside neighborhoods East Deutschtown and Troy Hill from Spring Hill. Photo by Lauren Stauffer
Wildman Chalmers Design Office, Lowrie St. Troy Hill
Inside Wildman Chalmers Design, exposed original brick wall.
Teutonia Mannerchor, Phineas St. East Deutschtown
Teutonia Mannerchor Ratskellar with docent speaking to tour group.
Before photo of Highwood St. home during restoration. Photo by Nick Kyriazi.
After of Highwood St. home restored by great-great-granddaughter of Sturmius Weber who built the home in 1870. Image from Google Maps.
Great-great- grandaughter of S. Weber, Marian M. Cosmides who restored the home to original Victorian style.
Highwood St. home top floor with outdoor balcony and views of downtown skyline in East Deutschtown.
Highwood St. welcoming room, designed the way Ms. Cosmides remembers the way her grandmother furnished it.
Home on Gardner St. in Troy Hill
Renovated kitchen with pops of color in Gardner St. home.
Before photos of Gardner St. home’s family room.
Completed family room with era style vintage furniture in Gardner St. home.
East Deutschtown home on Concord St.
Bedroom of Concord St. home that was built in early 1900’s.
Sitting room in the recently renovated duplex on Concord St. in East Deutschtown
Landscaped outdoor space that connects the duplex on Concord with a converted industrial space home next door.
Industrial building saw many types of businesses since 1904.
Added kitchen to the former mechanic’s shop with custom designed ceiling.
Owner Ms. Daily speaks with tour guests in the living room with 13’6″ high original post-beams.
Newly renovated 1880 home on Peralta St. faces downtown. Tour guests enjoyed balcony views.
Vintage classic car on display was rebuilt by home owner.
Side alley leads to outdoor back patio area at back of Peralta St. home.
3rd floor day bed in Peralta St. home next to balcony.
East Deutschtown home’s balcony views include iconic Heinz Factory building.
Find more photos from Troy Hill Citizen’s solo House Tour from 2017, here.
