A very respectable between-the-wars mausoleum, with the flatter top that had become fashionable on classical mausoleums in the early twentieth century. This one is made of expensive polished granite.
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Charles E. Golden Mausoleum, Chartiers Cemetery
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Henry Monument, Chartiers Cemetery
A massive chunk of Ionic classicism that certainly does its job of making the Henry family plot easy to find. The large volutes on top cleverly echo the Ionic volutes of the capitals of the columns. The monument probably dates from 1902, when John Henry was buried here. The individual tombstones look like children’s toy models of the main monument.
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Gross Mausoleum, Chartiers Cemetery
The last gasp of the Egyptian style, much simplified but unmistakable in its shape and of course in its winged sun disk. The concrete panel in front is well made, and its inscription nicely matched to the Egyptian style, but we can tell that it is later and replaced original bronze doors. In fact we can know exactly what those doors looked like, because this is a duplicate of the Oliver Mausoleum in the Highwood Cemetery, where the doors are still intact (or were when we took the picture). This one, however, includes a pair of appropriate lotus vases, which may never have been installed at the Oliver mausoleum.
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Joseph Adams Monument, Chartiers Cemetery
Topped with an unusually abstract urn, this monument is very eclectic in its influence, with a sharp Gothic point and Greek-key ornaments. The abstract foliage tracery is a pleasing touch.
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Alice J. Shaffer Monument, Chartiers Cemetery
A fairly modest but ornate zinc monument for a mother who died in her thirties.
