The typical family plot in the Homewood Cemetery has one large family monument and individual headstones for each family member. Here is one of those plots where the family monument is rather grander than usual, making it a more suitable neighbor for the Fricks and Heinzes and so forth who rest nearby.
Dr. Clark, whose practice was clearly quite successful, took his professional credentials with him to the grave. The Doric mausoleum would be ordinary but for the arched doorway, which is unusual on classical mausoleums in Pittsburgh.
A marble shaft with a Masonic compass and an open book; there was an inscription on the book, but Father Pitt was not able to read it. We can see enough of the inscription on the base to read that Mr. Laughlin died fairly young in 1869; there is space for another inscription, but we presume the young widow remarried. At any rate, this is a very good example of 1860s design sensibilities.
A stock “rustic” mausoleum, looking a bit like something out of The Flintstones. It was probably more impressive with a bronze door, but as a feature of the landscape, it has a certain picturesque charm.
There is nothing exceptional about this obelisk, except that it is a well-preserved example of a tasteful marble monument of the 1870s. Unlike many marble monuments, it still shows clear details and a legible inscription.
