The Neill Log House is now closed for weekly open-visitation – these will resume from May to September. Requests for private individual or group visitations will be honored when possible over the winter and spring, or anytime throughout the year. Special requests can be made through this website or through City Parks. . *Click on this City Parks Neill Log House link to see the times the house will be open for drop-in visits or to schedule group reservations.
NOTE: * By clicking on this link, you will be leaving the SHHS website.
For Neill Log House in the media, click here.
The Neill Log House is the oldest domestic log dwelling in Pittsburgh, dating to 1795. It deserves a special place in the city’s and Squirrel Hill’s history and is eminently worth our efforts to restore and reopen it. To read the history of the Neill Log House, click here.
In October 2021, the Squirrel Hill Historical Society and the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition (SHUC) collaborated to form Friends of Neill Log House, Inc. (FONLH) with the mission to restore and reopen the house for educational purposes.
Mission Statement of FONLH
(Adopted February 2022)
“We secure funds to restore and maintain the Neill Log House, foster knowledge of its historic significance, and work with interested parties to ensure the continued educational use of the structure and its site for future generations.”
Updates on FONLH’s progress are presented monthly in SHHS Newsletters. The updates have been archived into individual documents. To read the updates, click here.
Quiet Giving Campaign: You can help us rebuild the Neill Log House! We invite individuals interested in the history and preservation of the house to join our efforts by making personal contributions toward the larger goal of securing all the funds ultimately needed for restoration and usage of the Neill Log House. For more information and how to donate, click here.
Major funding for the Neill Hog House: For a complete list of all major funders for the Neill Log House through March, 2025, click here.
To see the names of current board members as of March 2025, as well as board and team members from our earliest formation, click here. If you’d like to contact any person on the list, use the CONTACT US link on our website and we will direct your message to that person.
For a summary of all restoration activities advocated for and undertaken by the leadership of SHHS and SHUC and city projects related to the Neill Log House, including press releases, RFQ, and other restoration team activities, click here.
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