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Mellon Park was the original estate of Richard Beatty Mellon (1858-1933), a member of Pittsburgh’s illustrious Mellon banking family and the site his 60-room mansion — which was the largest house in the city.
In 1929, he chose landscape architects Vitale & Geiffert— a premier design firm of the era — to develop the estate’s famous Walled Garden. The garden is enclosed by tapestry brick walls with an ornate Gothic wall, stone terrace, and fountain anchoring the nave-like focal point. Here the landscape architects, sculptor and blacksmith worked as one, with the result that an unusually fine balance exists between stone, iron and greenery which is very pleasing to the eye. The approach to the design is unmistakably modern, as illustrated by the harmonious manner in which the charming contemporary classic figures coordinate with the restrained Gothic architecture.
Although the house was torn down in 1941, extensive remnants of the terraced formal gardens still exist. In the 1940s and ’50s, the estate transitioned into a public park. The nonprofit Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy works with the city to restore the park and
Today, Mellon Park is home to the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Phipps Garden Center.
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Upcoming Events
- Romance In The Garden - 04/23/2024 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Address
6300 Fifth Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15232
United States