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August Wilson House at 1727 Bedford Avenue in the Crawford-Roberts neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, was built in the 1840s and was the childhood home for his first 12 years of playwright August Wilson (1945–2005). The house was placed on the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on February 26, 2008, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2013.

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August Wilson House
Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh

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Bedford Avenue
15219 Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, United States
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