This is the Pitcairn for whom the borough of Pitcairn is named, a bigwig in the Pennsylvania Railroad. He built himself a large and tasteful Corinthian mausoleum to rest in. Next to it is a spectacular Ginkgo biloba in full autumn splendor.
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Robert Pitcairn Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
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Anthony H. Newell Grave, Homewood Cemetery
An unusual design: a full-length grave with a kind of miniature Corinthian temple as the headstone.
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Crawford Mausoleum, McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery
Another mausoleum in this cemetery whose style is hard to pin down. The shape is classical, but the capitals on the columns are more like a medieval interpretation of Corinthian capitals than they are like classical Corinthian capitals. Below we see this mausoleum as it stands in a row with the Redfern and Shaw mausoleums, just inside the Fifth Avenue gate.
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Homewood Cemetery Panorama
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Rook Column, Allegheny Cemetery
An elaborate Corinthian column erected in 1881 for Alexander Rook, an editor of the late lamented Dispatch. The recording angel is a particularly good one, and figures of hope and faith flank the column.
