$1 million award to be used to restore Westinghouse Castle

Westinghouse Castle gets grant for restoration

WILMERDING (KDKA) - The Westinghouse Castle, built in the 1890s in Wilmerding, is getting a much-needed makeover.

The Turtle Creek Valley Arts were awarded $1 million from the Allegheny Foundation to bring the landmark back to life.

Meanwhile, next door, the Westinghouse Arts Academy will lease part of the building.

When finished, students will use it for classrooms, which will in clude a pottery studio, 3D printing, culinary arts programs, and more.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.