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I' A UK AND CEMETERY 
HOMEWOOD CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS, PITTSBURG 
The directors of Homewood Ceme- 
tery, Pittsburg, Pa., who comprise 
some of the city’s foremost business 
men, are pursuing a liberal policy in 
carrying out the improvements they 
have made, and that are now in prog- 
ress. Only such structures as will 
insure the utmost permanence are 
being erected and the plan for de- 
veloping the unimproved portions of 
the grounds are such as will give 
this cemetery sylvan charms that it 
will be difficult to equal anywhere. 
Work has recently commenced on 
the concrete foundation for an elabo- 
rate system of greenhouses from 
plans by the Pierson U Bar Com- 
pany, New York, N. Y. The plant 
will consist of 5 houses, each 100 feet 
long and varying in width from 10 
feet to 25 feet, and a palm house 
25x97 feet. The construction and 
equipment will be modern through- 
out. The walls are to be of brick, 
with raked joints, limestone trim- 
mings and granite steps at entrance. 
The superintendent’s residence seen 
in the illustration is a handsomely ap- 
pointed home, situated near one of 
the entrances, and in close proximity 
to the new greenhouses. The exterior 
is Bedford stone with old English 
plaster finish above the second floor, 
and slate roof. There are hardwood 
floors and hardwood finish through- 
out with every modern convenience. 
It cost $20,000. 
Situated at the head of a ravine, 
where it is partially hidden from view 
is the new barn seen in the illustra- 
tion. It is 84x42 feet, built of brick 
with stone trimming, slate roof and 
re-enforced concrete floors. The 
stables have modern sanitary fittings. 
There is a roomy carpenter shop and 
ample room for all tools, carts and 
equipment used on the grounds. A 
natural gas heater in the basement 
provides a continuous supply of hot 
water and heats the sleeping apart- 
ments on the second floor. The cost 
of the building was $17,000. 
“Homewood” covers 185 acres of 
undulating land, about four and one- 
half miles from the business center 
of the city. It was opened in 1878 
and up to the present time 85 acres 
have been improved. Two years ago. 
William Allen, formerly of Mount 
Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Mass., suc- 
ceeded the late David Wood as su- 
perintendent, and under his direction 
plans have been made for a number 
of new roads and burial sections. 
One of the roads will be through a 
picturesque ravine, locally known as 
“Fern Hollow.” This drive will be 
at least one and one-quarter miles 
long, wooded on either side with fine 
specimens of Oak, Walnut, Sycamore, 
etc., and a great variety of native 
flowers. It will extend around two 
sides of the cemetery, connecting 
both entrances. 
The topography of “Homewood” 
shows a variation of 200 feet in ele- 
vation, which has made it necessary 
to do a great deal of grading in mak- 
ing the new sections. Mr. Allen esti- 
mates that approximately 86,700 cubic 
yards of earth will be removed in 
grading the sections upon which he 
is now at work. The main road is 
to be regraded from 13 to 7 per cent. 
About 5,000 feet of 4 and 6 inch 
water pipe have been laid and a new 
Kelly-Springfield motor roller bought. 
Superintendent’s Residence Stable 
TWO NEW BUILDINGS AT HOMEWOOD CEMETERY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
