{"nrhp_refnum":"74001740","name":"Heathside Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"416 Catoma St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.46060892400004,"lon":-80.00386145499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-12-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick, one-and-one-half-story Gothic Revival cottage on the Fineview hilltop in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. A signature stone on the bay facing Catoma Street bears the name Heathside Cottage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cottage is the only surviving High Gothic Revival cottage in Pittsburgh and that its unique architectural form and details justify preservation. It is described as a fine example of the high Victorian Gothic period, with an asymmetrical plan and ornamental detail typical of the Picturesque cottage.","narrative":"Brick, one-and-one-half-story Gothic Revival cottage on the Fineview hilltop in Pittsburgh, built in the late 1850s. A signature stone on the bay facing Catoma Street carries the name Heathside Cottage. Its asymmetrical plan, steeply pointed roofs with wide bracketed eaves, and ornamental bargeboard give it a lively silhouette, reinforced by Tudor chimneys, finials, and pendants on the gables. Lancet casement windows, lancet hoodmolds, and pointed flat-sided dormer windows add variety to the facades, while a verandah runs along one side. Roof tiles are laid in varied imbrication, and light stone sills and hood molds stand out against earth-tone paint. The cottage is regarded as the only surviving High Gothic Revival cottage in Pittsburgh. It is valued for its unique form and detail, which reflect the Picturesque cottage tradition of the nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"1855-1860","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival (High Victorian Gothic / Picturesque cottage)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition is marked excellent and unaltered, at its original site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.059398-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001740.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001740/218fad4afa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001740/218fad4afa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HeathsideCottage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HeathsideCottage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997658","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathside_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15223452"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/heathside-cottage-74001740/"}