Old Westmont Neighbors Holiday Home Tour Houses

Pawlowski House

300 Tioga Street- This home was designed in 1980 by Edwin Pawlowski for his wife Rosemary and their four children. It can be described as a modern, Bauhaus-era building, an early 20th century design that reflects the “form follows function” and “less is more” movement embraced by architects such as Walter Gropius and Marcel Breurer. It is devoid of ornamentation and uses specifc colors, usually on a wooden structure. Rosemary describes it as a unified work of art. The interiors of the home are simple, reflecting the tastes of its owners.

Anna Kramer House

414 Bucknell Avenue- This home was built in 1894 by a Pennsylvania Dutch contractor for Anna Bell Beneford Kramer, who purchased a lot directly from the Cambria Iron Company. It is a shingle-clad Victorian and is among Westmont’s earliest homes. In the National Register of Historic Places, Anna is mistakenly listed as a man under the name “A.B." Anna and her husband moved their grocery business from downtown to next door, establishing the Tioga Street Market in the 1890’s. Original details are ornate hinges, decorative fireplace tiles and soft pine floors.

The first floor is being restored for a small business while the 2nd floor contains an artist’s studio and a future airbnb suite.

Nagy House

505 Luzerne Street - This house is a classic red brick three story American Foursquare house built in 1908, a style that was a reaction against Victorian excess. Mary Stammler, the daughter of Johnstown businessman Jacob Fronheiser, was the first owner and bought the home from the Cambria Iron Company in August 1908. The most notable owner was David Glosser, the President of Glosser Bros. Store, who owned and raised his family in the home from 1924 until his death in 1954.

Mandeville del Este, Quartararo Home

102 Leila Street- The owner of this house was the decorator for one of the homes on the 2024 tour. This year, Carmen is joining the tour herself to share her fully renovated and decorated 4,000 square foot vintage home. Carmen is a licensed contractor and interior decorator that has drawn international attention for her work.

Zagorski Home

432 Wayne Street-The original property was purchased by John Cornwall Fox of Pen Yan, NY who married Elmira Lola Mellinger of Johnstown in 1906. It was built on a double lot, purchased from Cambria Iron Works in 1911 for $9,150—that’s $330,000 in today’s dollars. In 1915, the couple sold the home to Frank Gilbert Dibert, a prominent Johnstown businessman and a founder of the First American Bank. He passed away in 1922 and is buried in Grandview Cemetery.

Michael and Heather Price purchase fthe house in 2008 and undertook extensive renovations that combined the “old world” charm with modern amenities. The Zagorski family has enjoyed living in the house since 2014, raising their three children there— even if the ghost of Frank visits them from time to time.