The Tu Es Petrus and St. George and the Dragon stained glass windows present in the former St. George’s Church can be directly attributed to one of Meyer & Co.’s most prominent glaziers, Leo Thomas. While Thomas’ contributions are rare within the City of Pittsburgh, his work and the work of his parent studio, George Boos, is well known throughout Western Pennsylvania, the East Coast, and the MidWest. The nearest, and perhaps most numerous, collection of Thomas’s work exists in St. Paul’s Church in Butler, Pa. Here we can find roughly fifty eight windows designed by George Boos’ Studio with under the design supervision of Leo Thomas. It was here, collaborating with the renowned Pittsburgh architect John T. Comes, that both the firm and the designer would receive their first major recognition in the United States.
Albright United Methodist
The building is an exceptional example of the Eclectic Period of architectural design in the United States and Pittsburgh. Specifically, it is representative of the late 19th and early 20th century popularity of the Richardson Romanesque style in Pittsburgh.
6018 Penn Avenue
Produce Terminal
The character defining feature of the exterior façade (for the purposes of this nomination) is the 1533 ft. long linear façade removing almost a third of the structure significantly diminishes the key aspect of the building design. As the 1994 National Register survey form, page 37, states: "The Pennsylvania Railroad Fruit Auction Building is a landmark for its shear size" and "...the structure is the focal point of the Strip's wholesale district".
