Some winter views of this domed mausoleum that takes obvious inspiration from the Pantheon in Rome.
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Bindley Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
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Byers Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
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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Moorhead Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
Some winter pictures of this extravagantly Gothic mausoleum built in 1862 for James Kennedy Moorhead. The architect was Louis Morgenroth, who also designed the original Allegheny County Civil War monument for Monument Hill, which was moved to West Park in 1931.
We have more pictures of the Moorhead mausoleum, and a little more information, in an earlier article.
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Porter Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A little bit of Deco Gothic fantasy whose bronze doors are worth admiring.
You can also see summer pictures of the Porter mausoleum, including the exceptionally fine stained glass.
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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.
