August Wilson House
The August Wilson House is a historic home located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It once belonged to the family of the famed African-American playwright August Wilson; it was Wilson's childhood home for the first twelve years of his life.Photo: HeyYallYo, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and Union Station.
PPG Paints Arena
Stadium
Photo: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. PPG Paints Arena is situated 2,400 feet southwest of August Wilson House.
Union Station
Railway station
Photo: Ram-Man, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Union Station, also known as Pennsylvania Station and commonly called Penn Station, is a historic train station in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was one of several passenger rail stations that served Pittsburgh during the 20th century; others included… Union Station is situated 1,700 feet west of August Wilson House.
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Trevin Shirey, CC BY 2.0.
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is a Black Catholic parish in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894 and became a personal parish for African-Americans in June 2020. St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is situated 1,400 feet south of August Wilson House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uptown Pittsburgh and Hill District.
Uptown Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
Photo: Ronjamin, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from South Side.
Hill District
Neighborhood
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.
August Wilson House
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
- Category: house
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.44537° or 40° 26′ 43″ northLongitude
-79.98561° or 79° 59′ 8″ westOpen location code
87G2C2W7+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 442839184OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q15193984
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In Other Languages
“August Wilson House” goes by many names.
- French: “August Wilson House”
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Highlights include August Wilson Park and St. George Syrian Orthodox Church.
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