The Rev. Robert Maravalli of Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Churchwomen’s club groundbreaking1940. third lady from left is Mrs robert F Kuntz (first name) Mignonne. the lady front and center next to the lady with the shovel is mrs ross K conaway (first name Nell)Silas Tomlinson, who posted this notice in 1907, owned about three acres on Washington Road approximately where Southminster Church was later built. Farm sales like this would have been a community event where neighbors gathered to talk and share gossip. Tomlinson died in 1914 and was buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.may 28, 1938 planting of cedar tree in mt lebanon park. from left: Rev McCown (mt. lebanon UP chruch), S.A. Schriener (township solicitor), FW Cooke (township secretary), commissioenrs RL Thompson and R.C. Giles, Dr. J.A. Baserman, T.R Barr, and A.W. Johns (manager)Members of Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church gather on September 11, 1949, to break ground for their new Christian Education wing on Washington Road. The shadow from the church, designed by Pringles and Tufts architects, can be seen at left. The congregation changed its name to Southminster in 1965.In 2004, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church held a special service in St. Clair Cemetery to mark the congregation’s 200th anniversary. The congregation’s original church stood in the cemetery. Senior Pastor John Powell delivers the sermon. A mass in the still-under-construction St. Bernard’s Church. Probably 1947Mt. Lebanon firefighter James Woods Jr, center, examines a plan for a fallout shelter in St. Bernards Church with William O’Mara, of the church, and Donald Simpson of the Army Corps of Engineers. 1950s1977 ladder rescue drill at St. Bernard Church parking lot1977 ladder rescue drill at St. Bernard Church parking lot1977 ladder rescue drill at St. Bernard Church parking lot1977 ladder rescue drill at St. Bernard Church parking lotThe former site of the McCormack house is now the parking lot for Southminster Church andMt. Lebanon LibraryChurch on Beadling Road that served many of the miners who lived in the area. UndatedA Cedars of Lebanon gavel, carved from wood taken from Mt. Lebanon’s original Cedar of Lebanon trees that stood near Bower Hill Road from the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s. When they were cut down, three gavels were made and given to Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church, the municipality and the Woman’s Club of Mt. LebanonSt. Bernard Church held first church service in the Haller’s carriage house off Academy Avenue on August 31, 1919. This photo taken 1915A photo of the young Mary Haller who would later impact the cars, churches, and development of Mt. LebanonIn 1906, Mary Haller moved into a house on Washington Road with her husband, Samuel. Her obituary called her the “first lady of Mt. Lebanon,” because she dabbled in real estate (laying out the Hoodridge area with son Joe), owned a car dealership, and was instrumental in the formation of St. Bernard Church, having hosted the first church service in her carriage house on August 31, 1919. Looking west from the top of Scott Road through Mt. Lebanon Cemetery to the back of Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church. Undated Aerial view of Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church with St. Clair Cemetery in the background. About 1930Looking into St Clair Cemetery and Dormont from atop Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church. UndatedIn 2004, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church held a special service in St. Clair Cemetery to mark the congregation’s 200th anniversary. The congregation’s original church stood in the cemetery. Senior Pastor John Powell delivers the sermon. In 2004, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church held a special service in St. Clair Cemetery to mark the congregation’s 200th anniversary. The congregation’s original church stood in the cemetery. Senior Pastor John Powell delivers the sermon. Members of the Schreiner family sit in the front row.Bryson Schreiner and his daughters Martha Driesbach, right, and Sally Youngquist, left, celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in 2004. Church senior pastor John Powell is at left. The Schreiner family has been associated with the church since 1896In the early 1900s, churches and schools would present plays, festivals, and pageants. In this picture, a group from what is now Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church presents a play about school days. Mary Cort Schreiner, wife of township solicitor Samuel Schreiner, is in braids at left. UndatedBryson Schreiner outside Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church early 2000sThis picture was taken from the lawn of Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church looking at Washington Road toward Bower Hill Road around 1905. The trolley is passing before the Schreiner house. “Mt. Lebanon’s Busy Street,” which was written on this picture postcard, was obviously a joke, but years later this bucolic dirt road would become the community’s busiest thoroughfare. This picture was taken outside Reverend Boyd’s house/Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage looking south down Washington Road around 1905. Algeo’s store can be seen at right. The “M.A. Boyd” on the mailbox was the reverend’s widow; she died in 1923.C. Bryson Schreiner (left) and Willis Seigfried, two Mt. Lebanon scions, enjoy a church picnic around 1915. This 1915 photograph shows the Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage that stood at the corner of Scott and Washington Roads. The parsonage was built in 1905 for Rev. E. C. McCown.Undated photo of the back of the Haller house taken from Academy Ave. The first service for St. Bernard Church was held in the carriage house (at left) on August 31, 1919. Undated photoThe original Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage on Washington Road (across from Bower Hill Road) was erected for the Rev. John Boyd who served the church, then known as St. Clair United Presbyterian, from 1858 until his death in 1903. In 1920, businessman Joseph Roush built the 20-room “Sunnyhill” mansion at the corner of Washington Road and Sunnyhill Drive. He hired the Olmsted Brothers—sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, the most famous landscape architect in the country—to design the 11-acre grounds. Roush would later serve as a Mt. Lebanon commissioner and developed other areas in Mt. Lebanon. The house is now a Unitarian Church.Houses on Washington Road between Church Place and Bower Hill Road. Early Late 1920s/early 1930sThe parsonage for the Lutheran Church stood on Washington Road at the corner of Academy Ave. 1964This church stood on Beadling Road and was used by the miners who worked in the areaThe Rev. Joseph Clokey served as the fourth pastor of the Associate Reformed Congregation of Saw Mill Run (now Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church) from 1848 to 1855. During his tenure, he made a trip to the Holy Land and returned with two Cedar of Lebanon trees that he planted in his yard near Bower Hill Road. Although the trees were cut down in the 1940s, the name Mt. Lebanon remains.Unidentified group outside Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterain Church. Rev McCown stands in the center back. 1913The only church in Mt. Lebanon to be razed and not rebuilt in the same location is this Lutheran Church that stood on Washington Road and Academy Avenue. In 1954, after the Lutherans moved down the street to their present location at the intersection of Cochran Road, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church’s congregation used the building until their own church was completed on Gilkeson Road in 1969. The church was subsequently razed.Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church on Alabama Ave in Dormont began in the summer of 1907… before Dormont and Mt. Lebanon were founded. This picture was taken abut 1915Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage was built in 1905 for Rev. E. C. McCown. It stood at the corner of Washington and Scott roadsA mass in the still-under-construction St. Bernard’s Church. Probably 1947Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church opened at the northern corner of Washington and Scott roads in 1912,Beverly Heights United Presbyterian Church at Washington Road and Rocklyn Place, had its first service in Mt. Lebanon in 1929; the church was completed a year later. This photo was taken about 1940Mt. Lebanon Christian Church began in 1950. This church at Cedar Blvd and Hollycrest was completed in the spring of 1952The first services for Bower Hill Community Church took place in 1950. This building came from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, where it had served as a hospital, to hold the congregation while the church was being built. It stood on Bower Hill Road at Parkview Drive.Before there was TV there were community plays. In the early 1900s, churches and schools would present plays, festivals, and pageants. In this picture, a group from what is now Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church presents a play about school days. Mary Cort Schreiner, wife of township solicitor Samuel Schreiner, is in braids at left. In 2004, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church held a special service in St. Clair Cemetery to mark the congregation’s 200th anniversary. The congregation’s original church stood in the cemetery. Senior Pastor John Powell delivers the sermon. Members of the Schreiner family sit in the front row.Construction of St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church from the 1920s to 1962. This photo looks toward Washington Road and is undatedMt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, 1991Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church about 1930—shows the two houses on either side of the church that served as parsonages. Both houses have been razed.Southmisnter stared in 1925 as Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church. It became Southminster in 1965. The church was designed by Pringles and Tufts architectsSouthmisnter stared in 1925 as Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church. It became Southminster in 1965. The church was designed by Pringles and Tufts architects. This picture is circa 1975For many years, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church was the only church in the area. Founded as the Associate Reformed Congregation of Saw Mill Run in 1806, the congregation has had three names and four churches. This circa 1915 photograph shows the third church at the corner of Scott and Washington Roads. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church opened at the corner of Washington Road and Mayfair in 1930Tthe current Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church (“Twin Towers”) church was erected in 1929. Unidentified churchFor many years, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church was the only church in the area. Founded as the Associate Reformed Congregation of Saw Mill Run in 1806, the congregation has had three names and four churches. This circa 1915 photograph shows the third church at the corner of Scott and Washington Roads. Mt. Lebanon Christian Church at Cedar Blvd and Hollycrest around 2000The third of the four Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Churches Reverend Boyd’s house/Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage, Washington Road at the top of Bower Hill around 1900. A close up view of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church on Gilkeson Road. It opened in 1969. UndatedInside the sanctuary of our Savior Lutheran Church, which, until about 2013, was located at the end of Country Club DriveAerial view of the Methodist Homes on Bower Hill Road. UndatedMembers of Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church gather on September 11, 1949, to break ground for their new Christian Education wing on Washington Road. The shadow from the church, designed by Pringles and Tufts architects, can be seen at left. The congregation changed its name to Southminster in 1965.Undated photo of the top of St. BernardsUndated photo of the top of St. BernardsAerial view looking over St Bernards. circa 2000The Methodist Home for the Aged was built in 1925 on farmland along Bower Hill Road. UndatedA early 1900s photo of a church service at Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian ChurchInterior of the present Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church’s sanctuary Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church’s second church stood where the present church stands… at the corner of Washington and Scott RoadsIn all, Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church has had four churches. This is a drawing of the first one, which stood in St. Clair Cemetery on Scott Road A drawing of the tent in which what would become Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church held it’s first service 1n 18061961 construction of St. Winifred’sAs Mt. Lebanon’s Catholic population expanded after World War II, a need for a second church became apparent. The diocese chose a spot near the Castle Shannon border. St. Winifred School opened in 1962 and the church the following year. This 1961 photo shows construction St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic Church mosaic ceilingIn 1919, the diocese purchased land on Washington Road and hired architect William Perry to design a church, school, and rectory. Construction took decades to complete as temporary buildings, such as this one that was later replaced by the school, were erected and razed between 1920 and 1962 when the project was finally completed. The original Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church parsonage on Washington Road, at the top of Bower Hill, was erected for the Rev. John Boyd who served the church, then known as St. Clair United Presbyterian, from 1858 until his death in 1903. Lutheran Church Parsonage on Washington Road at Academy Avenue 1964
