Pittsburgh Cemeteries

Pittsburgh Cemeteries

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  • John Worthington Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery

    Mr. Worthington, an oil baron, chose to be buried in an unusual Gothic tower, more castle-like than chapel-like. It is particularly notable for its inscription, which is nearly unique in using quasi-medieval letters on quasi-medieval architecture. (Most Gothic monuments use plain “gothic” characters like the ones used in advertising signs of the era.)

    Addendum: The architect was Louis Stevens, who also designed Mr. Worthington’s mansion on Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill (now part of Temple Sinai).

    More pictures of the John Worthington mausoleum.


  • Ford Monument, Homewood Cemetery

    An upward-pointing angel bears a palm frond, symbol of victory. The angel confidently points the direction in which the victorious Fords are headed.


  • Potts Monument, Mount Lebanon Cemetery

    A romantic broken column, with statue, in memory of Margaret, Fannie W., and Dr. James A. Potts.


  • McKay Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery

    A somewhat unusual interpretation of the Egyptian temple, though it does not abandon the three requisites: sloping sides, lotus columns, winged scarab. The front is a very close scale model of the front of Trajan’s Kiosk at Philae (now moved to Agilkia Island) in Egypt.


    Here are two more pictures, these from July of 2022.

    The original pictures in this article disappeared with the server that hosted them. These pictures are from October of 2022.

  • William Slater Mausoleum, Mount Lebanon Cemetery

    William Slater has the most elegant, and probably most expensive, mausoleum in the Mount Lebanon Cemetery—hardly surprising, since he was a very successful funeral director. It does not compare with the great  works of architecture in the Allegheny, Homewood, or Union Dale cemeteries, but it is certainly nothing to be ashamed of.


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