Allegheny West

ns to their servants). Over the last several decades, these houses have been rediscovered and restored. Once again they are home to families whose everyday lives are spent in beautiful spaces that glow with polished wood, marble and brass. Elaborate carvings, delicate etchings and the artistry of long-ago craftsmen are their daily pleasures. Visitors come because they love the beautiful houses and churches, or because they are intrigued by the Victorian architecture. Perhaps the “ghosts” of past residents like Harry Thaw, Gertrude Stein, Mary Roberts Reinhart, the Carnegie’s, the Horne’s and the Kaufmann’s, the Jones’ and the Laughlin’s, lure others.