Tag: Maloney (Michael F.)

  • Michael F. Maloney Mausoleum, Calvary Cemetery

    Michael F. Maloney mausoleum

    Domed mausoleums are relatively rare in Pittsburgh. Here is one that Thomas Jefferson might have approved of—but the cross, which would not have been found in a Protestant mausoleum in this style, lets us know that Mr. Maloney was a good Catholic. If that was not enough of a clue, we have the artificial flowers.

    Michael F. Maloney mausoleum

    Addendum: It seems this mausoleum was designed by the famous ecclesiastical architect John T. Comès.1

    1. Source: The Construction Record, December 9, 1911: “Architect J. T. Comes, 1005 Fifth avenue, is taking bids on erecting a one-story limestone mausoleum in Calvary cemetery for M. F. Maloney, to cost $15,000.” ↩︎
  • Michael F. Maloney Mausoleum, Calvary Cemetery

    A particularly fine miniature basilica with a dome and a cross.