Category Archives: Mausoleums

The Crown and the Angel

Posted on May 17, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

Elisabeth L. Roark wrote an article about cemetery angels titled, “Embodying Immortality: Angels in America’s Rural Garden Cemeteries, 1850—1900”, pages 56 – 111, 2007 edition of Markers, XXIV, in which she categorized the eight most commonly found types of graveyard angels—grouped … Continue reading →

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Columbarium & Sarcophagus Mausoleum

Posted on February 2, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

Two cemeteries very far apart—Greenwood Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona, and Crest Lawn Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, have the exact same statue of a man standing next to a woman with his arm around her. In Greenwood the statue (pictured above) … Continue reading →

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The Whittell Egyptian Revival-Style Mausoleum

Posted on January 25, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

George Whittell, Jr. September 28, 1881 – April 17, 1969   Elia Pascal Whittell September 9, 1892 – May 1, 1977 George Whittell, Jr. was born rich—very rich.  His grandfather invested in real estate during the California Gold Rush and … Continue reading →

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Gothic Architecture Inspired by Sainte-Chappelle

Posted on January 19, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

Tucked away under some massive trees that form a canopy over a large part of the Dexter Family Mausoleum in the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a great Gothic Revival-style tomb.  The sandstone mausoleum was designed for the … Continue reading →

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A Simpler Version

Posted on January 5, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

The Belmont Mausoleum, in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, is a near replica of the Chapel of Saint Hubert; the original in Amboise, France—the final resting place of Leonardo da Vinci. The Murphy Family mausoleum in the Cypress Lawn … Continue reading →

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French Gothic

Posted on January 1, 2020 by gravelyspeaking

Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont (1853-1933) The Belmont Mausoleum, in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, is a near replica of the Chapel of Saint Hubert; the original is in Amboise, France, and is the final … Continue reading →

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Neo-Classical

Posted on December 29, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

The seemingly plain light gray granite Cuneo family mausoleum is a stunning example of Neo-classical architecture.  The pedimented porch is a key aspect of Neo-classical door design.  The porch features polished granite Ionic columns.  The entablature, the horizontal structure above … Continue reading →

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Escorts on the journey ahead

Posted on June 21, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

The modest mausoleum in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx was built for Charles Waite Waller (March 20, 1870-January 19, 1927) and his wife, Rose Ann Hutchcroft Waller.  Charles was born in the tiny coastal village of Anderby, England, with … Continue reading →

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Double Take

Posted on June 15, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

The Egyptian Revival was an architectural movement that swept the United States and Europe.  The movement in America was influenced by three separate events—the first was Napoleon’s defeat of Egypt in the 1790s.  Later Napoleon published the results of his … Continue reading →

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James Cash Penny, Jr.

Posted on June 13, 2019 by gravelyspeaking

The light gray granite mausoleum belongs to J. C. Penny (September 16, 1875 – February 12, 1971) the American businessman and department chain founder that bears his name. The mausoleum is relatively plain, except for the elaborate repeating pattern surrounding … Continue reading →

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