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PARK AND CEA\ETERY. 
The Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Special features of improvement frequently 
characterise certain of our cemeteries, or perhaps it 
might be better stated, that to certain lines of im- 
provement more particular attention is paid by 
some cemetery associations than by others, and so 
glancing at the illustrations given herewith of the 
Homewood Cemetery of Pittsburgh, Pa., the char- 
acter of the buildings strike one as having had 
particular attention paid to their construction, both 
as regards design, appropriateness and perma- 
nence. 
This cemetery was established in the year 1878 
and comprises some 176 acres of land, which in- 
“THE LODGE.” 
cludes a lake having an area of one and a half acres. 
The character of the land, as might be inferred 
from its locality, is varied in elevation, and the 
cemetery is traversed by three 
and a half miles of road, all of 
which are macadamized. The 
tract is laid out in fifteen sections. 
The lots vary in area between 
ten by fifteen feet, and sixty by 
sixty feet, and lot lines are 
shown by corner posts set level 
with the ground. Grass paths 
graded with the section give 
access to the lots. 
The single grave portion of 
the cemetery is laid out in ten 
divisions of ten lots each, and 
the aim in regard to restricting 
is to secure as great a unifor- 
mity as possible. 
As may be observed the lawn 
plan is strictly enforced, and to 
acid to the landscape effects, 
cei tain reservations are set apart 
VIEW OF LAKE. 
for ornamental plantings. Mounds over graves are 
restricted to a height of four inches, and may be 
finished oval or square. 
Care is also exercised with regard to monu- 
ments, such restrictions being enforced as will in- 
sure freedom from the many unfortunate incongrui- 
ties which are so conspicuous in many of our cem- 
eteries. Designs and foundation sheets must be 
submitted for approval before construction is pro- 
ceeded with. 
The greenhouse is an important function of the 
Homewood Cemetery, five houses comprising the 
plant. City water distributed through a pipe and 
hydrant system affords ample water facilities. 
The accompanying illustrations give the general 
character of the buildings, etc. 
The Receiving Vault, which is constructed of 
Barre granite, is twenty seven feet, six inches wide 
by twenty two feet deep and sixteen feet high. It 
contains thirty two large catacombs for bodies and 
thirty two recesses for urns. It has solid bronze 
gates and doors, and completed, cost some ten 
thousand dollars. 
The entrance at Homewood Avenue, which also 
HOMEWOOD AVENUE ENTRANCE. 
