{"nrhp_refnum":"78002337","name":"Moreland-Hoffstot House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5057 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsburgh","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.44797005600003,"lon":-79.94013391699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story early 20th-century residence at 5057 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, built of ashlar with a terra cotta and stucco veneer. The house was built in 1914 by Andrew Moreland, with Paul Irwin named as builder/architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine example of early 20th-century architecture modeled on the Grande Trianon at Versailles, and a provincial version of McKim, Mead, and White's Rosecliff at Newport, Rhode Island. It also ties the house to prominent iron and steel industry owners, Andrew Moreland and Henry Phipps Hoffstot.","narrative":"Built in 1914 on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, the Moreland-Hoffstot House is a two-story residence of ashlar construction faced with white glazed terra cotta on its front and sides. Its symmetrical plan follows the Grande Trianon at Versailles, with a recessed three-bay center, projecting wings, a large first-floor foyer, and a conservatory at the rear. The facade is decorated with composite columns and pilasters, festoons, heraldic panels, consoles, and statuary. Paul Irwin is named as its designer. The house is significant as a provincial version of McKim, Mead, and White's Rosecliff at Newport, Rhode Island, which shares its basic form. Andrew Moreland, a steel industry executive, built the house and lived there from 1916 to 1926. Henry Phipps Hoffstot, an executive at the Pressed Steel Car Company, bought it in 1929 and lived there until his death in 1967. The house has been restored by a family member.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":"Paul Irwin","architectural_style":"French Renaissance; Edwardian ornamentation","criteria":[],"status_note":"The owners' descendant has restored the house, according to the document.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.454956-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002337.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002337/57d820910f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002337/57d820910f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moreland-Hoffstot_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moreland-Hoffstot_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997640","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moreland-Hoffstot_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6911287"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/moreland-hoffstot-house-78002337/"}