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Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mt. Washington
Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)

Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 ....
 neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh and an internationally acclaimed model of community design. Chatham Village Historic District, is a historic district
Historic district

A historic district is a section of a city which which contains historic building considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
. It is roughly bounded by Virginia Ave., Bigham St., Woodruff St., Saw Mill Run Blvd., and Olympia Rd. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 in 2005.

ham Village was built 1932-1936, and was designed by Clarence Stein
Clarence Stein

Clarence Samuel Stein, , was an American urban planner, architect, and writer, a major proponent of the Garden city movement in the United States....
 and Henry Wright
Henry Wright

Henry Wright , was an architect and major proponent of the Garden city movement, an idea characterized by green belts and created by Sir Ebenezer Howard....
 on the principles of the Garden City Movement
Garden city movement

The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by greenbelts, and containing carefully balanced areas of residences, industry, and agriculture....
 of the early twentieth century.






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Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mt. Washington
Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)

Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 ....
 neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh and an internationally acclaimed model of community design. Chatham Village Historic District, is a historic district
Historic district

A historic district is a section of a city which which contains historic building considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
. It is roughly bounded by Virginia Ave., Bigham St., Woodruff St., Saw Mill Run Blvd., and Olympia Rd. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 in 2005.

History

Chatham Village was built 1932-1936, and was designed by Clarence Stein
Clarence Stein

Clarence Samuel Stein, , was an American urban planner, architect, and writer, a major proponent of the Garden city movement in the United States....
 and Henry Wright
Henry Wright

Henry Wright , was an architect and major proponent of the Garden city movement, an idea characterized by green belts and created by Sir Ebenezer Howard....
 on the principles of the Garden City Movement
Garden city movement

The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by greenbelts, and containing carefully balanced areas of residences, industry, and agriculture....
 of the early twentieth century. It is in the Georgian
Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking world to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, and George IV of the...
 Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival Movement

The Colonial Revival movement was a national expression of early North American culture, primarily the built and artistic environments of the Colonial Coast....
 style. It was built to show that affordable housing for the working class
Working class

Working class is a term used in academic sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe, depending on context and speaker, those employed in specific fields or types of work....
 could be attractive and safe, however it quickly became a middle- and upper-class neighborhood because it was so attractive. The funding was provided by Pittsburgh's Buhl Foundation.

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In 2007, Chatham Village was included in the American Planning Association's list of Great Neighborhoods as part of its great Great Places in America program, which recognized 10 neighborhoods from across the nation for good design, function, sustainability, and community involvement.

The Homes

The homes are red-brick-and-slate-roof townhomes. They are situated in clusters toward interior courtyards with their rears facing the loop roads around the property. The homes do have rear-access integral garages in the basements but these are recessed several feet to greatly reduce the visual impact. The community is regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of the Garden City concept by city planners, architects, and landscape architects. It is also a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 and a City of Pittsburgh historic district.

Chatham Hall

The complex includes the home of Thomas Bigham, originally built in 1849, and renovated for use as a community clubhouse, known as Chatham Hall.

External links

  • Chatham Village Website