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Heathside Cottage
Photo: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Heathside Cottage

On the National Register since 197452 years
High Gothic RevivalListed 1974Pittsburgh
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Heathside Cottage

Heathside Cottage, at 416 Catoma St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 30, 1974. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as High Gothic Revival, as it does for 1 other Pennsylvania listings.

What it isBuilding Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

416 Catoma St., Pittsburgh · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Heathside CottageStart here
  2. 2Henderson-Metz HouseGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Latimer SchoolClassical Revival · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4IBM BuildingBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Carnegie Free Library of AlleghenyRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1889 · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHouse at 200 West North AvenueQueen Anne0.4 miDMexican War Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 miSAllegheny CommonsSite0.5 miDDeutschtown Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miDMexican War Streets Historic District,Greek Revival0.5 miBTeutonia Maennerchor HallLate Victorian0.5 miBSt. Boniface Roman Catholic ChurchByzantine · Built 19260.5 mi

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Questions about Heathside Cottage

Is Heathside Cottage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 30, 1974 (Register number 74001740).

Is Heathside Cottage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Heathside Cottage?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Heathside Cottage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71997658 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.