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James Cash Penny, Jr.
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...
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Double Take
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...
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Escorts on the journey ahead
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...
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Neo-Classical
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...
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French Gothic
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...
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A Simpler Version
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...
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Gothic Architecture Inspired by Sainte-Chappelle
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...
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The Whittell Egyptian Revival-Style Mausoleum
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...
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Columbarium & Sarcophagus Mausoleum
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....
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The Crown and the Angel
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...
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