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  • St. Mary’s Church and Lyceum, Lawrenceville

    St. Mary’s Church

    Dedicated in 1873, this church for an Irish parish was designed by James Sylvester Devlin, about whom old Pa Pitt knows only that he designed this church. It has closed as a parish, and when Pittsburgh Catholics leave a church they take everything distinctive and valuable with them, so that, for example, all the stained glass is gone. But the building is still in good shape.

    West Front of the church

    A good summary of the history of the church is in James Wudarczyk’s Faith of Our Fathers: Religion in Lawrenceville.

    Historic Landmark plaque
    Clear window with organ pipes behind it

    Clear glass reveals that there is still at least part of an organ in the building.

    Clear windows
    Side entrance
    Side entrance
    Door pull

    For hardware connoisseurs, a door pull on one of the side entrances.

    Door handle
    The altar end of the church

    The altar end of the church.

    Rear of St. Mary’s Church
    St. Mary’s Church and Lyceum

    Behind the church is the Lyceum, built in 1914.

    St. Mary’s Lyceum
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