Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Baroque Mansion on Shaw Avenue, McKeesport

539 Shaw Avenue

This house is clearly the work of a distinguished architect, and old Pa Pitt would be delighted if any McKeesport readers could give him more information. It sits diagonally across Shaw Avenue from the old Temple B’nai Israel, and its exterior is still in excellent shape, although it looks as though it wants chimney pots. The baroque details are distinctive.

Baroque window
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