Indiana County Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, respectively. Robert purchased the land in Pittsburgh in what is now Schenley Park developing a wagon trade route along the Nemacolin Indian Trail (Braddock's Road) from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, with his father’s homestead outside of Harrisburg PA as one of the resting points. Records show that Robert Neal bought the house and tract for 34 pounds, 8 shillings. Robert Neal called his tract of land "Highlands." The land was patented to him by the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Tax records show he owned the land, two horses, and three cows. The cabin is likely built on the site because water was available. The property is about four miles from Fort Pitt, where the family could go for protection. The house appears on a 1790 road survey. It is still on its original site. In 1795, Robert Neal sold the land for 365 pounds, 5 shillings to John Reed, who added an adjoining tract. The profit probably reflects the development of the land by Robert Neal. Reed sold the tract to Brintnal Robins. He, in turn, sold 374 acres to James O'Hara. Col. James O'Hara, left the property to his granddaughter Mary Schenley, who donated the land to the city in 1889. The land around the Neal house was made into a picnic grove, tennis courts, and not long afterward, a golf course. An interesting side note is that O'Hara rented the property to the Burchfield family, who owned a lot of property in Squirrel Hill South. Adam Burchfield was born in the Neal house. His grandson, William, married Elizabeth Stewart, Robert Neal's great-great-granddaughter. The Burchfields were executives of Horne's department store for several decades. Robert Neal and his wife Elizabeth (Irwin) Neal, his son John and his wife Jennie (Hamilton) Neal, and several of his daughters and granddaughters are buried in the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. RESTORATION In the late 1930s, the house was designated as one of the "most interesting log structures in western Pennsylvania" by Charles M. Stotz when he conducted a survey of historic buildings in this part of the state. When Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation was founded in 1964, one of its early goals was to restore and furnish the Neal house and open it to the public. It was carefully and authentically restored in 1969 by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. The