St. Mary's Church (Pittsburgh) Explained

St. Mary's Church
Nrhp Type:cp
Partof:Lawrenceville Historic District
Partof Refnum:100004020
Designated Other1:PHLF
Designated Other1 Date:1971[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:340 46th St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4699°N -79.9554°W
Built:1874
Architect:James Sylvester Devlin
Designated Nrhp Type:July 8, 2019

St. Mary's Church is an historic, former American Catholic church that is located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

Built in 1874, this historic church building was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1971.[1] The St. Mary's Church property also includes the St. Mary's Academy building, a Pittsburgh historic landmark.

In 1993, St. Mary's parish merged with three other Lawrenceville parishes (Holy Family, St. Augustine, and St. John the Baptist) to form the Our Lady of Angels parish. St. Mary's Church remained in use by the new parish for a few years but closed in 2004 when operations were consolidated at St. Augustine.

In 2007, the former St. Mary's buildings were purchased by the Catholic Cemeteries Association, which administers the adjacent St. Mary Cemetery. The church building was converted into a chapel for the cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968–2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . May 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Saint Mary (46th Street) (Lawrenceville) . Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh . May 10, 2018 . May 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013258/https://diopitt.org/saint-mary-46th-st-lawrenceville . dead .