James A. Garfield Memorial Plaque (Cleveland, Ohio)
The James A. Garfield Memorial is a monumental mausoleum dedicated to and the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield. It stands in Lake View Cemetery on the east side of Cleveland. The cemetery was favored by Garfield and selected due to its proximity to his home in Mentor in nearby Lake County. The structure, built from 1885 to 1890, features a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival styles. Garfield, his wife (former First Lady Lucretia Garfield), his daughter, and son-in-law are entombed in the crypt level of the monument. It was designed by George Keller and displays ornamentation from sculptor Caspar Buberl.
James Abram Garfield was the second American president to die as the result of an assassin's bullet, and this ornate tomb reflects the nation's expression of grief. Though Garfield is largely forgotten or overlooked by most Americans today as one of the handful of bewhiskered Gilded Age presidents, he was fairly popular at the time of his death.
The edifice was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield_Memorial
James A. Garfield Memorial Plaque (Cleveland, Ohio)
The James A. Garfield Memorial is a monumental mausoleum dedicated to and the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield. It stands in Lake View Cemetery on the east side of Cleveland. The cemetery was favored by Garfield and selected due to its proximity to his home in Mentor in nearby Lake County. The structure, built from 1885 to 1890, features a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival styles. Garfield, his wife (former First Lady Lucretia Garfield), his daughter, and son-in-law are entombed in the crypt level of the monument. It was designed by George Keller and displays ornamentation from sculptor Caspar Buberl.
James Abram Garfield was the second American president to die as the result of an assassin's bullet, and this ornate tomb reflects the nation's expression of grief. Though Garfield is largely forgotten or overlooked by most Americans today as one of the handful of bewhiskered Gilded Age presidents, he was fairly popular at the time of his death.
The edifice was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield_Memorial