The church spire is the Grace Methodist Protestant Church. It closed in 2010 as Grace United Methodist Church, a year after Sharpsburg’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church closed. Both churches had connections to the Heinz family, but Grace is the one most important in the life of H. J. Heinz, his wife and their children. At one time it was the congregation of H. J. Heinz (Harry) and his wife Sarah (Sloan Young). Once established at Grace, they became fixtures of the congregation. Harry taught Sunday School and eventually became Superintendent. Even after he moved from Sharpsburg and became fabulously wealthy, Grace was important to him. In fact, he attended the Sunday service there a week before his death in 1919. (Notes Provided by historian Frank Kurtik)
The art deco building is Hitchhikers Brewery, once home to Fort Pitt Brewing Company, it was historically the brewery boiling house.
$35. 7.5″ x 11″ archival PRINT (includes 1/2″ white border)
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