In the early twentieth century, Thomas Hannah was one of our most important architects. He’s not as well remembered today as some of the other big names, but you knew he was important when you came to consult him because he had his office in a skyscraper he designed: the Keenan Building. He was remarkably versatile: he gave us a number of churches in very different styles, but he was equally at home designing a factory.
Here is a very incomplete list of his works:
Bair & Gazzam Building additions, Strip, 1914 or after
Baptist Home, Mount Lebanon, 1914 or after
Beechview United Presbyterian Church
First Congregational Church (St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral), Oakland, 1904
First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, 1918
Gregg House, Squirrel Hill, 1909
House at 203 Lytton Avenue, Schenley Farms, 1906
Keenan Building, 1907
Western Theological Seminary (West Hall), Allegheny West, 1912
YMCA (East Liberty), 1910
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