The original Mesta Mansion is Bryce Mesta Mansion, located in
West Homestead on Doyle Avenue, near Pittsburgh. George Mesta was
the founder of Mesta Machine Company, which was the largest Steel
Component Manufacturer in the world in 1950s. The mansion
overlooked his steel empire. He married Perle Mesta in 1916, who
later became known as "the hostess with the mostess". She was
widowed in 1925; and became the only heir to George Mesta's $78
million fortune. She lived in this mansion till George Mesta died.
Then she moved to Washington to be the first true socialite.
President Truman appointed her as ambassadorship to Luxembourg
where she launched the Nordstrom Sisters. But Perle Mesta is most
noted for her parties, which brought together senators,
congressmen, cabinet secretaries, and other luminaries in
bipartisan soirées of high-class glamour. Invitation to a Mesta
party was a sure sign that one had reached the inner circle of
Washington political society.
Mesta Mansion was occupied by the family members of Mesta till
1970s. After they left Pittsburgh, the mansion went into disrepair.
The current owner of the Mansion is Manoj Chandran - an IT
entrepreneur. He is restoring the Mansion into a High-Tech
ultra-luxury mansion rivalling any Victorian mansion in the world.
He is adding several structures to the original mansion, including
roof top decks offering breathtaking views of the Waterfront
Shopping complex, the valley and river below. When it's fully
renovated, it'll be a 15,000 square foot mansion, where his family
will live and his business will be headquartered.
