{"id":2631,"date":"2012-08-16T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2015-01-07T17:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:31:58","slug":"the-monongahela-house-was-in-its-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/16\/the-monongahela-house-was-in-its-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monongahela House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\\\/thedigs\\\/2012\\\/08\\\/16\\\/the-monongahela-house-was-in-its-day\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:80752127}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 582px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"582\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 582px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"582\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/16\/the-monongahela-house-was-in-its-day\/attachment\/2632\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"796\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"578\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"2632\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8prmmwQJT1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,929\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Title: The Monongahela House 1900\\rSlug: TumblrHTY_1900_MonongahelaHouse01.tif\\rThe Monongahela House \\\/ The Digs\\rThe original Monongahela House opened in 1839 and burned in the great Pittsburgh fire of 1845. This structure was built in its place two years later and became a favorite of travelers from around the world. Among its famous guests were Stephen Foster, Charles Dickens, the Prince of Wales (later to become Kin Edward the Seventh) and, on February 14, 1861, Abraham Lincoln. . It was a five-story structure of magnificent grandeur for those days, unequaled by any other hotel west of New York.\\rPlace: Downtown Pittsburgh\\rDate: Circa 1900\\rCreator: Picture credited to Trinity Court Studios, 313 Sixth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA\\rSource: This is one of approximately 20 photographs and one extensive news article in the folder, \\u0022Monongahela House\\u0022&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Monongahela House 1900&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Title: The Monongahela House 1900&lt;br \/&gt; Slug: TumblrHTY_1900_MonongahelaHouse01.tif&lt;br \/&gt; The Monongahela House \/ The Digs&lt;br \/&gt; The original Monongahela House opened in 1839 and burned in the great Pittsburgh fire of 1845. This structure was built in its place two years later and became a favorite of travelers from around the world. Among its famous guests were Stephen Foster, Charles Dickens, the Prince of Wales (later to become Kin Edward the Seventh) and, on February 14, 1861, Abraham Lincoln. . It was a five-story structure of magnificent grandeur for those days, unequaled by any other hotel west of New York.&lt;br \/&gt; Place: Downtown Pittsburgh&lt;br \/&gt; Date: Circa 1900&lt;br \/&gt; Creator: Picture credited to Trinity Court Studios, 313 Sixth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA&lt;br \/&gt; Source: This is one of approximately 20 photographs and one extensive news article in the folder, &#8220;Monongahela House&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8prmmwQJT1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=300%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8prmmwQJT1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=800%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8prmmwQJT1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?w=796&#038;h=578&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"796\" height=\"578\" data-original-width=\"796\" data-original-height=\"578\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 796px; height: 578px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Circa 1900:<\/em><\/strong> The Monongahela House was, in its day, considered one of the finest hotels west of New York. Located at the intersection of Smithfield and Water streets (now Fort Pitt Boulevard), the original Monongahela house was built in 1840, only to burn in the great Pittsburgh fire of 1845. A large, more grand structure was built in its place two years later and became a favorite of travelers from around the world. Among its famous guests were Stephen Foster, Charles Dickens, the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward the Seventh), P.T. Barnum, Teddy Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and, on Feb.14, 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln. The hotel was razed in 1935 to make way for a bus depot. On the back of this undated print is a stamp crediting Trinity Court Studios at 313 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/multimedia.post-gazette.com\/Zoom\/MonongahelaHouse\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">ZOOM<\/a>\u00a0into this picture and find the maid in the window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is where Pittsburgh house where President-elect Abraham Lincoln stayed.<\/p>\n<p><a class='more-link' href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/16\/the-monongahela-house-was-in-its-day\/'>Look at the pictures<span class='screen-reader-text'>The Monongahela House<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[945],"tags":[956,1196,1166,1195,1031,1046,1051],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tumblr_m8prmmwQJT1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C929&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2104,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/01\/28\/tragic-explosion-on-excursion-steamer-island-queen\/","url_meta":{"origin":2631,"position":0},"title":"Tragic explosion on excursion steamer Island Queen","date":"January 28, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"The monetary loss of the tragedy was estimated at $1,000,000.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tumblr_mhb5j5AAmQ1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C840&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1135,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/12\/13\/the-mon-wharf\/","url_meta":{"origin":2631,"position":1},"title":"The Mon Wharf","date":"December 13, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"It may be the most newsworthy parking spot in America.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tumblr_mxpsrlG6D41rr5swxo2_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C940&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9320,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2019\/01\/18\/pittsburgh-snow-old-photos-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":2631,"position":2},"title":"Stuck cars and snow angels: Photos of past Pittsburgh snow storms","date":"January 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Pittsburghers have enjoyed an unusually\u00a0mild winter so far this year. 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