It is rare to find a classical mausoleum with explicitly Christian symbols—except in Catholic cemeteries, where it is very much the norm. This fine little Doric temple bears a cross on the top, broadcasting the unambiguous message, “Tasteful but not pagan.”
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Sterrett Monuments, Chartiers Cemetery
Robert and Rachel Sterrett have two monuments—a tall shaft and an elaborate double headstone in marble. Perhaps the plot was intended for the Sterretts and all their descendants, who would gradually grow a flourishing crop of elaborate marble headstones; but it did not happen that way.