Deutschtown Historic District

Along the northern edge of the East Commons park in Pittsburgh's North Side, this district of about 550 buildings dates mainly from the 1850s to the early 1900s. Rows of brick and stone rowhouses with stoops face the park along Cedar Avenue, while East Ohio Street holds a commercial wall of two to five-story buildings ranging from Italianate to Second Empire and Queen Anne styles. The district takes its name from a mispronunciation of Deutschtown, reflecting the German immigrants who settled here during the nineteenth century. East Ohio Street served as the central shopping area for much of the North Side into the 1940s. The area's integrity, its homogeneous building stock, and its strong ties to the adjoining park are the main reasons it was recognized as a significant historic place. Its commercial row is noted as one of the few early commercial groupings surviving in Pittsburgh.