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Mellon Park is a park in the Shadyside, Point Breeze, and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, straddling both sides of Fifth Avenue, from approximately Shady Avenue to Penn Avenue, the western corner abutting Pittsburgh Center for the Arts building. The southern part of the park is home to the Walled Garden and the park holds events throughout the year.
Mellon Park. Situated in the Shadyside neighborhood, Mellon Park is a must-see public space rich in history. The park is best known for the beautiful Walled Garden behind the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts building and the Phipps Garden Center. Mellon Park was the original estate of Richard Beatty Mellon, whose 60-room mansion was the largest ...
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Mellon Park was the original estate of Richard Beatty Mellon, whose 60-room mansion was the largest house in Pittsburgh. In 1929, he chose landscape architects Vitale and Geiffert -- premier design firm of the Country House Era -- to develop the Walled Garden of his estate grounds. The property originally had been laid out in 1912 by noted ...
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- Mellon Park is open:Sun - Sat 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Hotels near Mellon Park: (0.37 mi) SpringHill Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Bakery Square (0.67 mi) The Inn on Negley (0.83 mi) Shadyside Inn All S...
- Restaurants near Mellon Park: (0.29 mi) Point Brugge Cafe (0.26 mi) Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant (0.70 mi) Pasha Cafe Lounge (0.74 mi) Pr...
The Mellon Park Walled Garden allows you to step back into the gilded age. The Garden was part of the original Mellon Estate and served as their “back yard”. The plantings - many of which are original hardscapes – feature flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials. The Garden’s Japanese Stewarita tree is not native to our area.
A Brief History. This brief description of the historic design of Mellon Park was written by Patricia O’Donnell of Heritage Landscapes. She was the primary author of the Mellon Park Master Plan and consulted on the restoration of the Walled Garden. She is a nationally known landscape historian and her firm has been involved in countless ...
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Mellon Park was the original estate of Richard Beatty Mellon, whose 60-room mansion was the largest house in Pittsburgh. In 1929, he chose landscape architects Vitale and Geiffert -- premier design firm of the Country House Era -- to develop the Walled Garden of his estate grounds. The property originally had been laid out in 1912 by noted ...
