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Westinghouse Park

An arboretum in Point Breeze North

Westinghouse Park is a City of Pittsburgh park and was formerly part of the estate of George Westinghouse. It became a certified arboretum on October 6, 2021 – the 175th anniversary of the birth of George Westinghouse. 

The Trees of Westinghouse Park

Westinghouse Park has more than 175 trees, representing 38 individual species. Two new trees, both Brackens Brown Beauty Magnolias, were planted on October 6, to celebrate the arboretum and honor George and Marguerite Westinghouse.

Visit the Westinghouse Park Arboretum’s website for more information.

See the Westinghouse Park Arboretum Map

Want to explore this 10-acre arboretum? Check out the map and get out there!

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History

From 1871 to 1918, the area now known as Westinghouse Park was part of ‘Solitude,’ the estate of George Jr. and Marguerite Westinghouse. Westinghouse first purchased a home and 5-acre parcel along the Pennsylvania Railroad’s mainline. Over the next decade, he purchased an adjacent 5-acre parcel, expanding his estate to the size of the park today.

In 1918, after the passing of George Jr. and Marguerite, their son George III sold the estate to the Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania. The society then deeded the property to the City of Pittsburgh to be used as a public park and memorial to Westinghhouse.