A curious combination of the Egyptian and the Romanesque. The doorway and sloping sides suggest the Egyptian style; the botanical ornaments and rusticated stone suggest Romanesque. Inside is a stained-glass window with symbols of Christian victory.
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Armstrong Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
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T. Marshall Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
An unusual Romanesque mausoleum—particularly unusual in being half-sunk into a hill. The rusticated stone, round arch, and leafy ornament, however, are all standard marks of the Romanesque style.
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Beehner Monument, Homewood Cemetery
A Romanesque monument of pleasing and harmonious proportions, though one should probably try not to think too hard about what sort of structure it is attempting to represent. It probably dates from about 1900.
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Penn Avenue Gatehouse, Allegheny Cemetery
The tower, as the cemetery’s Web site points out, bears a noticeable resemblance to the tower on the Allegheny County Courthouse downtown, which was widely considered one of the most splendid buildings in America. The architect of this magnificent entrance complex was Henry Alexander Macomb, a Philadelphia architect who won a competition entered by many of the great names in Pittsburgh architecture of the period. It was begun in 1887 and finished in 1889.
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Henry Mausoleum, Allegheny Cemetery
This little Romanesque mausoleum reminds Father Pitt of a Yorkshire terrier: it makes up for its small size with an outsized attitude, including castle-like turrets at the corners. The statue on the top has suffered much from the industrial atmosphere, but it is still picturesque. David F. Henry was in the auction business, which apparently paid well.
