[GeneW]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Yeah, that is a pretty cool example of commercial architecture at the time, but it is all pretty common vernacular for the period, nothing that would suggest Hornbostel (or anyone else famous) in particular designed it.

And in fact, looking at the historic maps--I am pretty sure the stepped back portion was older, maybe built right before 1910, as the home of the Highland Auto Company. It appears the bigger portion in a somewhat different style (with different bricks--see streetview on Commercial) was built much later, between 1923 and 1939.

Anyway, I think Walter Kidney's book on Hornbostel includes as comprehensive a list of his Pittsburgh works as anyone has ever compiled. So, someone could check that.

I have that book at home, I'll check tonight.