Tucked against the unflattering backdrop of Children’s Hospital, this is an unusual Gothic design, heavy and Pittsburghy, with an exceptionally splendid iron door that appears to have been plated originally.
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Maginn Mausoleum, St. Mary’s Cemetery
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Andrew Jackman Mausoleum, St. Mary’s Cemetery
An impressive Ionic temple, larger than usual for a mausoleum of this type—note the double bronze doors.
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Leopold Vilsack Mausoleum, St. Mary’s Cemetery
Leopold Vilsack is described in his obituary as a “millionaire banker, brewer, and property owner.” Certainly Pittsburgh owes a lot of its self-image to him, because the brewery he founded was incorporated as the Iron City Brewing Company. His mausoleum is certainly extraordinary, perhaps the most lavish Romanesque mausoleum in Pittsburgh. It is turreted like a castle, but it reminds us that the deceased was a good Catholic with a prominent cross and alpha-omega monogram.
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Charles Donnelly Mausoleum, St. Mary’s Cemetery
A miniature Gothic church that strongly emphasizes the prickly pointiness of the Gothic style. No cleaning has been done in St. Mary’s, so many of the best mausoleums are still pristine Pittsburgh black.
