Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?

Old Church in Spring Hill

One of old Pa Pitt’s many regrets is that he did not buy this old church on Rhine Street in Spring Hill, merely to preserve its unique Art Nouveau façade. Behind the façade was a pedestrian frame building clinging to the side of the hill, but the façade itself was not quite like anything else in Pittsburgh. This picture was taken in 1999; the church was demolished some time after 2016, when the abandoned hulk still appears in Google Street View. The stained glass probably still exists somewhere; it was removed before the building was demolished.

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2 responses to “Old Church in Spring Hill”

  1. Russell kuehner

    Do you know the history of the church? I was baptized and confirmed there but know little about its history.

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    1. Father Pitt

      Father Pitt has sent you an email message at the address you left. Look for it in your spam folder if you don’t find it.

      Here is the information our friends at the Heinz History Center were able to provide:

      The congregation was founded in 1895, and the church was built in about 1902. It was known as the Jesus Chapel of the German United Evangelical Independent Congregation. Services were held in German into the 1930s, and the church continued to meet until about 2004. The building was sold to a man who hoped to turn it into a community center, but in 2011 the roof collapsed, and no one had money to make repairs. The building was demolished in 2016.

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