The interior was laid out as a single large rectangular space, with the pulpit at one end and galleries raised along the sides. The exterior design is in the English Gothic style, and its twin-towered facade is reminiscent of Gothic cathedral design. The church structure was designed by a Philadelphia architect who ended up designing three Presbyterian churches in Pittsburgh. Chandler, the First Presbyterian Church stands on land that was donated to the church in 1787 by the Penn family for religious purposes. The altar, which was installed after 1892, was designed in the Italian Renaissance style, with mosaics.ĭesigned in 1903-1905 by architect Theophilus P. The white plaster walls are broken with three tall windows the window in the north transept ("The Good Shepherd") was designed by Frederick Wilson and fabricated by the Tiffany Studios in 1898.
The plan of the church is in the form of a Greek cross, which gives it a centralized character. The exterior is dominated by tall gabled roofs and a spire that rises 170 feet. First Lutheran Churchĭesigned by architect Andrew Peebles in 1887-88 and begun while the Allegheny County Courthouse was being completed, the Romanesque style First Lutheran Church reflects the design of the Courthouse with its rusticated stonework and vermilion-tinted mortar. The church is the center of a complex of four buildings, including a parish house (1902), a school (1910), and the St. The interior decoration, which includes frescoes, was designed by John Comes, a principal designer of Catholic churches in the Pittsburgh area at the time.
The Church of the Epiphany, a Roman Catholic church designed in 1902 by architect Edward Stotz, was designed in the form of an Italian Romanesque basilica, and built of redbrick with terra cotta trim.
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