Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral

1945/1960

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Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral
  • Title
  • Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral
  • Creator
  • Jay-Bee
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B002.F35.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B002.F35.I01
  • Description
  • Saint Paul’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh at Fifth Avenue and North Craig Street, was designed by Egan and Prindeville of Chicago and built by general contractor Thomas Reilly from Philadelphia. The church was opened in 1906. The structure reaches a height of 247 feet with a statue of Saint Paul on the center pediment. Other statues of apostles and evangelists also adorn the church exterior. Two previous cathedrals of the same name had been located downtown Pittsburgh. The move to Oakland took place as more people moved out of the center of the city to outlying areas, particularly the East End.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Cathedral (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Churches--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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