Easement acquired on former historic church in Deutschtown

The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) are pleased to announce that they have acquired a preservation easement on the former St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reform Church, located in the Deutschtown neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s North Side. The building, which sat vacant from 2006 to 2017, was recently renovated and turned into an apartment building with 16 units, and it is now known as St. Peter’s Residences.

Built in 1887, the building is located in a City Historic District; it features a church facade on Lockhart Street, and a church school facade on Avery Street. With this easement, the organization now controls 49 easements since we started the program in 1979.

PHLF is one of the few in southwestern Pennsylvania that is qualified, as defined by Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code, to accept donations of a preservation easement, which can ensure that a historic property is protected in perpetuity.

An easement is a legal agreement between a property owner and the PHLF that places permanent, mutually-agreed-to restrictions on a historic property to protect it from inappropriate alteration, development, and destruction.

For more information about easements, contact their Director of Real Estate Programs David Farkas: david@phlf.org or 412-471-5808 ext. 516.

Built in 1887, the former St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reform Church, is located in the Deutschtown neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s North Side.