Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Faces on the Keenan Building

Keenan Building

The Keenan Building, designed by Thomas Hannah for the Colonel Keenan who had built the Press into the city’s leading newspaper, was elaborately decorated. Although the shaft was modernized somewhat half a century ago, most of the decorations remain, and among them we find portraits in terra cotta of people who were considered important to Pittsburgh when the building was erected in 1907.

William Penn

William Penn, the Proprietor, who gave Pennsylvania a republican form of government.

William Pitt

William Pitt, friend of the Colonies, for whom Pittsburgh was named.

George Washington

George Washington, Father of His Country.

Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster, at the time Pittsburgh’s most famous composer.

Mary Schenley

Mary Schenley, who owned half the city and donated Schenley Park.

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie, who was a big deal.

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States.

Edwin Stuart

Edwin Stuart, Governor of Pennsylvania.

George Guthrie

George Guthrie, Mayor of Pittsburgh.

Terra-cotta ornaments
Fujifilm FinePix HS10.

There are faces on the second floor as well, but they are identical decorative faces.



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