The Art and Architecture of Death
An attractive modernist mausoleum, probably from after the Second World War, that combines simplicity of form with enough (simplified) decorative detail to avoid monotony. The stained glass inside is pretty, if not particularly inspired.
A modest rustic mausoleum with almost no ornamentation, but it nevertheless manages to look picturesque against its green hillside.
The weathered face of this mourner looks all the more contemplative for the eroded vagueness of her features. The names of the various Pottses are inscribed on a broken column, a common metaphor for death in cemeteries. The various parts of the monument seem to have been ordered separately and with little regard for consistent style; we know from seeing her in other cemeteries that the flower-strewing mourner (whose hands always break off) was a standard catalogue item, and the classical column seems an odd match for the rustic base.
We have featured this mausoleum before, but surrounded by the splendor of fresh June greenery it makes a very attractive picture.
A substantial classical monument that may date from 1933, when Jacob Minsinger was buried (under a separate ledger); but the style suggests that it could be older, and might have been bought while Jacob was alive in anticipation of the eventual need for it.
A tasteful obelisk with a simple classical base. The stark Gothic letters of the inscription are typical of the era.
Pictures taken in the Allegheny Cemetery in January of 2000. The camera was an Argus 40.
A winter view of this charming vernacular-Gothic house that serves as the office for the cemetery.
James Boyer died in 1889; there seems to be plenty of room for other inscriptions here, but none added yet.
