The Board of Directors and the House Tour Committee of Observatory Hill, Inc. (OHI) are pleased to announce the 2023 House Tour “Stories of a Neighborhood,” on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $18 if purchased in advance and $20 if purchased the day of the event. Advanc...

2nd Annual East Northside House Tour is Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 12-4PM "We wanted to show off our individual neighborhoods, but as we partnered, we learned that Spring Garden, Spring Hill, East Deutschtown and Troy hill share a lot of similarities" says Abby Vanim, board member of Troy Hills Cit...

By Sophia Mastroianni Guided tours for this annual holiday event departed from Calvary United Methodist Church every 12 minutes. Huddled beside one another in the cold, tour participants sang Christmas carols as a right of passage to enter six of the Northside’s oldest, most vibrant homes on the ann...

The 14th annual Brighton Heights Chocolate House Tour took place on Sunday, September 23. The tour began at Marmaduke Park and featured nine homes in the neighborhood. Photos by Sophia Mastroianni Brighton Heights was formerly known as Davisville, derived from the fact that in the 19th century, the ...

The 49th annual Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour took place on Sunday, September 9 and featured 11 tour locations throughout the neighborhood. Billed as the "oldest and finest house tour in the city of Pittsburgh," this year's Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour featured both restored his...

Annual house tour in Observatory Hill included stylish homes and outdoor spaces at eleven locations.   Over 600 people attended the event which also included food trucks (Millie's Ice Cream, Billu's Indian Grill, Lone Wolf Grill, and Tango), craft beer and cider tastings (Allegheny City Brewing, Sou...

The 2018 Allegheny West Historic District Home & Garden Walking Tour took place last weekend on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23. Tours began at Holmes Hall and included six other homes, gardens, and notable structures. Guests were given wine and food samples curated specifically for the event. P...

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. Add...

On Saturday, May 20, 2017 the Troy Hill Citizens Inc held their and featured several unique homes of character and modern renovations, St. Anthony's Chapel, a recently completed gateway mural on Rialto St. and local businesses Scratch Food & Beverage and the Pear & Pickle. Photos by Lauren Stauffer...

By Douglas McGlynn Having lived my entire life in Pittsburgh I thought I’d seen all it had to offer. I’ve seen enough, at least, to decide that all of its neighborhoods are pretty much the same, with a few exceptions of course. I realized how wrong I was when I took the 2014 Historic Deutschtown Hou...