Category: Sewickley Cemetery

  • McKinney Obelisk, Sewickley Cemetery

    A classic marble obelisk in memory of the Rev. David McKinney, who died in 1879. The inscription is still very clear; the epitaph, which was much more shallowly cut, is almost obliterated, but enough remains to recognize it as 1 Corinthians 15:57:

    But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Joseph W. Craig Mausoleum, Sewickley Cemetery

    An unusual classical design from 1899 that depends on textures for its effect: the rusticated but very regular stone contrasts pleasingly with the green tile of the roof and the smooth-cut doorway. The green color of the tile almost perfectly matches the verdigris of the bronze doors; one wonders whether that effect was intended or a happy accident.