Iron baron Alexander McBurney Byers (1827–1900) and his family are buried in a mausoleum very closely modeled after the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
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Byers Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
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Edward H. Jennings Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A large Doric mausoleum whose size is not immediately obvious until we consider the full-sized bronze doors.
You can learn more about Edward H. Jennings, Successful American, at our earlier article on the Edward H. Jennings mausoleum.
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Peacock Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
Another honey-colored mausoleum, this one notable for its fine bronze doors with lion’s-head door pulls.
You can also see our earlier pictures of the Peacock mausoleum.
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Eaton-Brown-Fleming Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
It took a bit of money to raise an authentic peripteral Doric temple like this. (“Peripteral” means having columns all the way around.)
One sooty corner of the mausoleum also memorializes Pittsburgh’s industrial past.
More pictures are here.
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Riter Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A large Doric temple near the entrance to the cemetery. It is very much a gentleman’s mausoleum: it is most distinguished by its lack of distinguishing features, concentrating instead on getting every detail of the style perfectly correct.
