Nov 19, 2015 By Harry Funk 2 min read

Many of the buildings in Mt. Lebanon’s historic district soon will have a special designation available for display.

The Historical Society of Mt. Lebanon plans to sell medallions that can be placed on “contributing properties” within the 2-square-mile area that last year received listing on the National Park Service’s National Recognition of Historic Places.

The relevant structures generally were built prior to 1945 and have not been modified radically, said Jim Wojcik, president of the Historical Society of Mt. Lebanon.

“The Historic Preservation Board did a wonderful job of working through the design and wording,” he said about members of the municipal panel, especially Ben Wetmore, who designed the image to appear on the circular, 6-inch-diamater medallions. “We’re going to be the folks who will sell them and making sure the structure is a contributing property.”

Proceeds will benefit the historical society, which is conducting a capital campaign for renovation of its headquarters, the former home of Dr. Donald McMillan at 794 Washington Road.

Wetmore’s design eventually could be adapted for signage throughout the municipality, Susan Morgans, municipal staff liaison to the Historic Preservation board, said. That project would be under the purview of Mt. Lebanon commissioners, for which the board serves in an advisory capacity.