A fine Doric mausoleum; like a gentleman’s suit, it is designed not to stand out, but to be just a little better and more tasteful than what everyone else is wearing this year. James Wood Friend died in 1909; he may have had this mausoleum built for him before that.
A tall marble shaft is backed by three identical headstones, the earliest from 1854, which is probably about the date of this monument.
William F. McGregor (old Pa Pitt looked the full name up in the cemetery records) was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, in 1864. His obelisk includes an ornament with a rifle and (perhaps) a flag; the marble is eroded, and it is hard to make out the details. Try your hand at it: click on the image, and you’ll get a picture at 12-megapixel resolution.
With a thin coating of snow everywhere, the light on this january morning was glorious.
A fine piece of marble in a style that would be completely outdated half a dozen years later.
A multi-stage Gothic rocket, with a flock of unflappable geese at the base.
