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The '''Nunnery Hill Incline''' was a [[funicular]] located in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City]], [[Pennsylvania]], in what is now the [[Fineview (Pittsburgh)|Fineview]] neighborhood of [[Pittsburgh]].
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The '''Nunnery Hill Incline''' was a [[funicular]] in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City]], [[Pennsylvania]], in what is now the [[Fineview (Pittsburgh)|Fineview]] neighborhood of [[Pittsburgh]]. Designed by [[Samuel Diescher]], it operated from 1888 until 1895 between its base station on Federal Street to its upper station on the currently named Meadville Street. It was one of a few inclines with a curve in the track.<ref>{{cite map|title=Real estate plat-book of the city of Allegheny|volume=2|map=Plate 4|publisher=G. M. Hopkins & Co.|location=Philadelphia|date=1890|map-url=http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=maps;entryid=x-90v02p04 |via=[http://images.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/ Historic Pittsburgh]}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Diescher|first=Samuel|title=American Inclined Plane Railways|journal=Cassier's Magazine|volume=12|issue=2|date=June 1897|page=89|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfwyAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=%22nunnery%20hill%22 }}</ref> The name of the hill derived from a short-lived settlement of [[Poor Clares]] earlier in the century.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|volume=1|publisher=A. Warner & Co.|location=Chicago|year=1889|page=406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwzYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA406 }}</ref>


==History and notable features==
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The incline suspended operations without warning on 13 September 1895, to the consternation of many of the hill's residents.<ref>{{cite news
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Designed by [[Samuel Diescher]], this incline operated from 1888 until 1895, running between its base station on Federal Street to its upper station on the currently-named Meadville Street. It was one of only a few inclines with a curve in its track.<ref>{{cite map|title=Real estate plat-book of the city of Allegheny|volume=2|map=Plate 4|publisher=G. M. Hopkins & Co.|location=Philadelphia|date=1890|map-url=http://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:90v02p04 |via=Historic Pittsburgh}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Diescher|first=Samuel|title=American Inclined Plane Railways|journal=Cassier's Magazine|volume=12|issue=2|date=June 1897|page=89|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sfwyAQAAIAAJ&q=%22nunnery%20hill%22&pg=PA89 }}</ref>
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|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=15 September 1895|page=7|title=Suspended Operation|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lxAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3657%2C4291488}}</ref> It did not resume business.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=21 September 1895|page=3|title=Weary of Climbing|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nBAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fUgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6100%2C4615000}}<br/>
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{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=6 March 1896|page=1|title=Nunnery Hill Residents|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tg4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6808%2C7050999}}<br/>
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{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=22 January 1897|page=11|title=Nunnery Hill People|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0i0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2648%2C6351169}}<br/>
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{{cite news|newspaper=Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette|date=22 February 1900|page=8|title=Hillites Want Street Railway|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BvIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bGcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2705%2C4088071}}
</ref> By 1901, it was being dismantled.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=8 May 1901|page=1|title=A Lively Time Is Expected|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kkgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6090%2C5882826}}</ref>


The name of the hill derived from a short-lived settlement of [[Poor Clares]] earlier in the century.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|volume=1|publisher=A. Warner & Co.|location=Chicago|year=1889|page=406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DwzYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA406 }}</ref>
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Remnants of the incline, namely the red brick lower station and a stone retaining wall along Henderson Street, have been subject to preservation efforts.<ref>{{cite web|website=TribLive|last=LaRussa|first=Tony|title=Historic designation urged for rest of Fineview incline|date=4 November 2010|accessdate=21 March 2015|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/s_707607.html }}</ref> Both structures received [[list of City of Pittsburgh historic designations|City of Pittsburgh historic designations]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Pittsburgh - File #2011-1263|url=https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=825508&GUID=C1EE2FF0-82A0-4006-912F-30566D44C1F0|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>

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The incline suspended operations without warning on September 13, 1895, to the consternation of many of the hill's residents.<ref>{{cite news
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|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=15 September 1895|page=7|title=Suspended Operation|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lxAbAAAAIBAJ&pg=3657%2C4291488}}</ref> It did not resume business.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=21 September 1895|page=3|title=Weary of Climbing|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60118643/}}<br/>
{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=6 March 1896|page=1|title=Nunnery Hill Residents|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60118828/}}<br/>
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{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=22 January 1897|page=11|title=Nunnery Hill People|via=Google News Archive|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0i0bAAAAIBAJ&pg=2648%2C6351169}}<br/>
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{{cite news|newspaper=Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette|date=22 February 1900|page=8|title=Hillites Want Street Railway|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60118569/}}
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</ref> By 1901, it was being dismantled.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=8 May 1901|page=1|title=A Lively Time Is Expected|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgUbAAAAIBAJ&pg=6090%2C5882826}}</ref>

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Remnants of the incline, including the red brick lower station and a stone retaining wall along Henderson Street, have been the focus of recent preservation efforts.<ref>{{cite web|website=TribLive|last=LaRussa|first=Tony|title=Historic designation urged for rest of Fineview incline|date=4 November 2010|accessdate=21 March 2015|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/s_707607.html }}</ref>

Both structures received [[list of City of Pittsburgh historic designations|City of Pittsburgh historic designations]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Pittsburgh - File #2011-1263|url=https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=825508&GUID=C1EE2FF0-82A0-4006-912F-30566D44C1F0|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:32, 5 May 2023

Nunnery Hill Incline
Overview
LocaleFineview, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°27′36″N 80°00′22″W / 40.460°N 80.006°W / 40.460; -80.006
Service
TypeFunicular
History
Opened23 June 1888[1]
Closed13 September 1895
Technical
Line length1,100 feet (340 m)[1]
Track gauge5 ft (1,524 mm)[1]
Minimum radius250 feet (76 m)[2]

The Nunnery Hill Incline was a funicular located in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, in what is now the Fineview neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

History and notable features[edit]

Designed by Samuel Diescher, this incline operated from 1888 until 1895, running between its base station on Federal Street to its upper station on the currently-named Meadville Street. It was one of only a few inclines with a curve in its track.[3][4]

The name of the hill derived from a short-lived settlement of Poor Clares earlier in the century.[5]

The incline suspended operations without warning on September 13, 1895, to the consternation of many of the hill's residents.[6] It did not resume business.[7] By 1901, it was being dismantled.[8]

Remnants of the incline, including the red brick lower station and a stone retaining wall along Henderson Street, have been the focus of recent preservation efforts.[9]

Both structures received City of Pittsburgh historic designations in 2011.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Passenger Railways of the State of Pennsylvania". Philadelphia Securities (1893–94 ed.). Philadelphia: The Securities Press. 1893. p. 471.
  2. ^ "The Inclined Planes". The Street Railway Journal Souvenir: 39. October 1891.
  3. ^ "Plate 4" (Map). Real estate plat-book of the city of Allegheny. Philadelphia: G. M. Hopkins & Co. Vol. 2. 1890 – via Historic Pittsburgh.
  4. ^ Diescher, Samuel (June 1897). "American Inclined Plane Railways". Cassier's Magazine. 12 (2): 89.
  5. ^ History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. Chicago: A. Warner & Co. 1889. p. 406.
  6. ^ "Suspended Operation". The Pittsburg Press. 15 September 1895. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Weary of Climbing". The Pittsburg Press. 21 September 1895. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
    "Nunnery Hill Residents". The Pittsburg Press. 6 March 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    "Nunnery Hill People". The Pittsburg Press. 22 January 1897. p. 11 – via Google News Archive.
    "Hillites Want Street Railway". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. 22 February 1900. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A Lively Time Is Expected". The Pittsburg Press. 8 May 1901. p. 1.
  9. ^ LaRussa, Tony (4 November 2010). "Historic designation urged for rest of Fineview incline". TribLive. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  10. ^ "City of Pittsburgh - File #2011-1263". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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