Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


First Reformed Church, McKeesport

First Reformed Church

It is cheering to report that this impressive little Gothic church, once an abandoned hulk, has now been stabilized and put to use, apparently as a private home. Some of the stained glass was smashed while it was abandoned, but the remainder has been kept in place and covered with clear glass to seal up the holes. Since it sits in a prominent spot diagonally across from the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, it improves the neighborhood quite a bit to have this building occupied.

Cornerstone

The cornerstone bears a date of 1903.

The outsized tower and shadowy inset corner porch are distinctive features.

Porch
Corner view

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