The Pittsburgh Architectural Club Exhibition, 1905 
st. Jerome’s parochial church, charleroi, pa. 
J. T. Comes. Architect 
fact that the owner, Mr. Phipps, has been 
engaged in the steel business, together with 
the name of the building and the character 
of the iron industries so beautifully expressed 
in the details, makes this one of the most 
interesting and expressive buildings in Pitts¬ 
burgh, if not in America. 
Pittsburgh has among its architects one 
who is devoted to the propagation of the art 
nouveau, or the Secessionist style as it is known 
in Vienna. Titus de Bobula has outgrown the 
traditions and styles of former periods and is in¬ 
dustriously endeavoring to develop a new style 
which he thinks is more American and more 
reasonable than the copying of historic styles. 
The decorative side of architecture was 
amply shown by drawings and photographs 
of stained glass windows, mural paintings, 
etc. Those of Mr. D’Ascenzo, with its rich 
warm colors, showed to good advantage. 
Leake & Greene Co., of Pittsburgh, displayed 
some admirable designs in leaded glass. Some 
of them showed a decided genius for clear and 
plain surfaces enriched by some well designed 
decorative motives. William Willett exhibited 
a transept window design for St. Paul’s Cathe¬ 
dral of Pittsburgh, which was very accurately 
drawn. His drawing of a window of Amien’s 
Cathedral is a clever drawing of mediaeval work. 
There are many other drawings of im¬ 
portance which ought to be mentioned in 
this review, such as the work of Allison & 
Allison, of Pittsburgh; C. M. Bartberger, 
T. E. Billquist, Heacock & Hokanson, Rich¬ 
ard Kiehnel, Marsh & Peter, F. G. Scheibler, 
Jr., and also Vrydaugh & Wolfe, who exhibited 
some very interesting and quiet residences. 
The exhibition on the whole, was the best, 
and received more popular recognition than 
any held previously in Pittsburgh. 
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