Category Archives: Mausoleums

Art Deco John S. Holmes Mausoleum

Posted on March 20, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

Maud G. Kennedy Holmes 1876-1955 John S. Homes 1863-1931 The John Homes Mausoleum, erected in 1934, was designed by the Charles B. Blake Company in the Art Deco style.  The mausoleum was built for Holmes, a successful real estate broker … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums | Leave a comment

Venetian Gothic

Posted on January 17, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

With the exception of the ornamentation on the top of the Spotts Mausoleum, two nearly identical mausoleums, one in the Cave Hill Cemetery at Louisville, Kentucky, and the other in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee, were designed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums | Leave a comment

The Curse of King Tut

Posted on January 9, 2013 by gravelyspeaking

The Darius Miller Mausoleum in the Rosehill Cemetery at Chicago, Illinois, is a magnificent example of Egyptian Revival architecture found in many large urban cemeteries. Egyptian ornamentation can be divided into three categories—architectural, geometric, and natural.  The mausoleum features–the cavetto … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums, Symbolism | 6 Comments

Commerce and Victory

Posted on December 23, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

The second largest mausoleum in the Forest Home Cemetery at Forest Park, Illinois, was built for  life-long Chicago resident, William Grunow, (born April 30, 1893; died July 6, 1951) a partner in the Majestic Radio Company. The pathway to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums, Symbolism | Leave a comment

Cast-iron Gothic

Posted on December 11, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

The cast-iron Karstendiek Family Tomb in the Lafayette Cemetery Number 1 at New Orleans is a Gothic Revival style jewel box.  Built in the 1860s it features pointed-arched tracery on the doors and pinnacles on the roof.

Posted in Mausoleums, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Cast-iron tomb

Posted on December 5, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

Cast-iron is an oft-used material for fencing in cemeteries but it is also used as a building material for tombs.  The Pelton Family tomb in the Greenwood Cemetery at New Orleans is one of two identical cast-iron tombs in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums, Symbolism | Leave a comment

Moorish Revival

Posted on November 18, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was one of the most prominent and successful generals in the Confederate Army.  Beauregard commanded the defenses at Fort Sumter, and later at the First Battle of Bull … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums | 2 Comments

Angel holding a chalice

Posted on November 3, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

The Acklen Mausoleum in the Mount Olivet Cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee, is a stunning example of Gothic architecture, built for Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham, the daughter of Oliver Bliss Hayes—a lawyer, judge, minister, and land speculator. Adelicia was thrice … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums, Symbolism | 1 Comment

The Commodore, Steamboats, and Onion Domes

Posted on October 20, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

The Commodore, steamboat builder and pilot, Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (March 1, 1809-May 1, 1885) started building his fortune by building steamboats and operating his St. Louis steamboat company.  He went on to make another fortune in banking.  Garrison also served … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums | 2 Comments

Ionic Order

Posted on July 21, 2012 by gravelyspeaking

The classically designed mausoleum in the Cave Hill Cemetery at Louisville, Kentucky, was built for Paul Jones, a whiskey and tobacco distributor who left his native Atlanta when Georgia enacted prohibition laws.  Jones picked up and moved to Louisville where … Continue reading →

Posted in Mausoleums | Leave a comment