This building was dedicated in 1915, but its congregation was organized in 1831—and really dates from before that, since local members had been meeting before the Presbytery recognized them as a church.(1) This was a country church that was engulfed by city in the early 1900s; in its old country churchyard are the graves of a number of early settlers and the third mayor of Pittsburgh.
Addendum: The architect of the church was George Schwan. From the Construction Record for October 11, 1913: “Architect George Schwan, Peoples Bank building, is working on plans for the proposed church building, for the Concord Presbyterian Congregation, Carrick. The building will be one-story, either brick or stone, and cover an area of 72×90 feet. Cost $35,000.”
Footnotes
- This information comes from a very detailed article about the Concord Presbyterian Church on the Carrick-Overbrook Wiki. (↩)
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[…] This is the way the church looks today, with its early-settler country churchyard behind it and the decidedly non-rural business district of Carrick in front of it. More pictures of the Concord Presbyterian Church are here. […]
I wish to visit the church and graveyard. My gg-grandparents and other relatives are buried there. I understand the church has been sold and that the neighborhood is perhaps not safe. Can you please comment on the feasibility of visiting the church? Any guidance welcome. I’m coming from out of state and do not know the area.
Father Pitt has sent an email to the address you gave (look in your spam folder if you don’t find it in your inbox). To summarize: the neighborhood is safe to visit. There is a phone number on the page that announced the closing of the church; you might see if that is still answered. If not, the remaining congregation is worshiping at Spencer United Methodist Church, part of a three-church group in the South Hills neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, which has a contact form here.