An attractive marble shaft that reminds old Pa Pitt of the rook from a chess game. It was put up in about 1877 to mark the plot of an intertwined set of German families. Fridolin Batsch, who died in 1877 at the age of 31, is almost certainly the same woman who came into the United States from Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1866, at the age of 21. Since she came steerage, the family must have done well in the next decade to afford this monument.
Dated 1887, this splendid Victorian obelisk stands guard over a circular family plot. The combination of Egyptian form and Gothic details sounds as if it ought to be an architectural train wreck, but it works well—perhaps because the form of an obelisk, with its upward thrust and its terminal point, is very much in sympathy with Gothic principles.
A rustic mausoleum that has, as usual, lost its bronze door; but this one has not been bricked up yet. You may, if you please, walk right in and say hello to the Hornings. You will, we trust, excuse them if they do not return the greeting.
Pure Art Deco is relatively rare in our cemeteries, but here is a fine example from the 1930s. The best Art Deco is as pure and balanced in form as the best classical architecture, and Father Pitt would rate this monument as very good Art Deco indeed.
One of the very few mausoleums in the South Side Cemetery that still possess bronze doors, which are irresistible to thieves. The mausoleum itself is too plain to assign to any particular style; the general shape, with sloping sides, is a bit Egyptian, but there are no Egyptian details. Nevertheless, stock design though it may be, it is tasteful and pleasing. Especially with its doors still on.
