Pittsburgh Cemeteries

Author: Father Pitt

  • Duncan Mausoleum and Column, Union Dale Cemetery

    “Huge” is probably the best single word to describe this construction. The mausoleum itself is massive, and it supports a towering column with a larger-than-life statue of a recording angel by Henry Jackson Ellicott at the top. If you were considering any sort of misbehavior in this section of the Union Dale Cemetery, remember that the guardian of the Duncans is taking notes.

    The structure was designed by the noted architect Theophilus P. Chandler. Chandler was the Thaw family’s favorite architect, and he designed two of Pittsburgh’s prominent churches: First Presbyterian downtown and Third Presbyterian in Shadyside.

  • Brahm-Cerwic-Reineman Obelisk, Union Dale Cemetery

    A standard Egyptian obelisk with a tasteful classical base.

  • Philotus Dean Obelisk, Union Dale Cemetery

    Philotus Dean was a beloved high-school principal, unlikely as that sounds, who died at the age of forty-nine. The extensive inscription on his monument tells the rest of the tale.

  • Schreiner Mausoleum, Union Dale Cemetery

    One of the largest and most elaborate mausoleums in Pittsburgh, this pile of classical Ionic detailing is topped by a statue of Hope shaking her fist at the heavens. The Schreiners must have been a very wealthy family, but they leave very little trace on the Internet, and (rather absurdly) do not even appear in the Union Dale Cemetery’s own list of “Notables.”

  • McCutcheon Mausoleum, Union Dale Cemetery

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    A perfect Gothic chapel built in 1881, this is one of the larger mausoleums in the cemetery. It sits on a hilltop with spectacular views down into the Ohio valley.

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