This exceptionally extravagant mausoleum, probably the grandest (certainly the tallest) in Calvary Cemetery, is a sort of late-Art-Deco interpretation of Gothic architecture. The door is beautiful, and small reliefs near the top document what must have been an eventful life in Pittsburgh business.
The Ward mausoleum is tasteful but undistinguished on the outside. Inside, however, is an exceptionally fine stained-glass window. “Faith, Hope, and Charity. The greatest of these is Charity.”
This grand Corinthian mausoleum, a sort of squashed triumphal arch, is impressive from the front. The back once held a large window, probably equally impressive; but it has now been filled in with unimpressive bricks.
A monument dealer’s standard-model mausoleum with an elegant Star-of-David window inside.
Robert Pitcairn, for whom the borough of Pitcairn is named, was head of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It sounds like a mid-level management position, but in fact it was more like a viceroyalty. This elegant Corinthian temple demonstrates how wealthy such a position could make a man.
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