McCook Family Estate

McCook Family Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
Location:	5105 Fifth Avenue (Shadyside), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates:	40°26′52.86″N 79°56′17.95″W / 40.4480167°N 79.9383194°W / 40.4480167; -79.9383194Coordinates: 40°26′52.86″N 79°56′17.95″W / 40.4480167°N 79.9383194°W / 40.4480167; -79.9383194
Built:	1906 and 1907
Architect:	Carpenter & Crocker
Architectural style:	Jacobean Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	11000197 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	April 20, 2011
Designated PHLF:	2009[2]

The McCook Family Estate (also known as the Willis McCook House) located at 5105 Fifth Avenue in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in 1906 and 1907 for Willis McCook and his family. McCook was a lawyer who represented Henry Clay Frick.^[3] The house is being renovated, and is being converted into a bed and breakfast inn.^[4] It is going to be called the Mansions On Fifth Luxury Hotel.^[5] The house was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2009^[2], and to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2011.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20110429.htm
2. ^ ^{a b} Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 27. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05. 
3. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10128/1056460-30.stm
4. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07143/788110-42.stm
5. ^ http://www.mansionsonfifth.com/