Construction of the Allegheny Cemetery Gatehouse

1889

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Construction of the Allegheny Cemetery Gatehouse
  • Title
  • Construction of the Allegheny Cemetery Gatehouse
  • Creator
  • James Benney III
  • Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F17.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • PSS20.B001.F17.I04
  • Description
  • Workers unloading materials for the construction of the Penn Avenue entrance to the Allegheny Cemetery. The gatehouse was designed by Philadelphia architects Dull & Macomb and was completed in 1889. Allegheny Cemetery, incorporated in 1844, is still in operation with over 120,000 existing burials and room for double that amount. It is home to gravesites for many of Pittsburgh’s industrialists, businessman, and professionals, as well as military veterans and workers of many different nationalities.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Allegheny Cemetery (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • James Benney (III) Photographs, 1888-1889, PSS 20, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • James Benney Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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