Wilpen Hall

Wilpen Hall

The largest building of Wilpen Hall, seen through the trees at the edge of the property
Location 889–895 Blackburn Road and 201 Scaife Road, Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°32′51.97″N 80°9′5.99″W / 40.5477694°N 80.1516639°W / 40.5477694; -80.1516639Coordinates: 40°32′51.97″N 80°9′5.99″W / 40.5477694°N 80.1516639°W / 40.5477694; -80.1516639
Built 1897–1900
Architect George S. Orth & Brothers
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
NRHP Reference # 11000201[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 20, 2011[1]
Designated PHLF 2001[2]

Wilpen Hall is an estate in Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania, located at 889–895 Blackburn Road and 201 Scaife Road. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2001,[2] and the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2011.[1]

The estate was built from 1897 to 1900 for William Penn Snyder and his wife as a summer home; "Wilpen" is a contraction of the name William Penn. The home was designed by George Orth and Brothers in the style of an English Manor house.[3] Snyder was the founder of the Shenango Furnace Company and other subsidiaries. The estate was left to their two sons, William Penn Snyder, Jr. and G. Whitney Snyder, in 1930.[4] As of 2006, the Snyder family still resided in the home.[5]

The mansion served for interior shots of John du Pont’s Foxcatcher Farm estate in the film Foxcatcher (2013), starring Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20110429.htm
  2. 1 2 Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Wilpen Hall, Like an English Manor House, in the Heights". The Gazette Times. July 3, 1908. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mrs. Snyder's Son, Daughter Get Fortunes". The Gazette Times. June 3, 1930. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Sewickley Valley Historical Society (2006). Sewickley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 9780738545554.
  6. ↑ "Another Big-Budget Movie Begins Filming Locally". CBS Pittsburgh. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.


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