James A. Garfield Memorial
| James A. Garfield Memorial | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
.jpg) Exterior view of the memorial, 1965 |
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| location | 12316 Euclid Avenue in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland , Ohio , USA | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 30 ′ 36 " N , 81 ° 35 ′ 29" W. | ||
| surface | 0.2 ha | ||
| Built | 1890 | ||
| architect | George Keller (architect), Caspar Buberl (sculptor) |
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| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic , Neo-Romanesque | ||
| NRHP number | 73001411 | ||
| The NRHP added | April 11, 1973 | ||
The James A. Garfield Memorial is a memorial on the burial site in memory of the 20th US President James A. Garfield , who died as a result of an assassination attempt. It is a dominant structure in Lake View Cemetery , a cemetery in Cleveland , Ohio . The memorial was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973 .
Description of the structure
The memorial, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, is a monumental round building reminiscent of a basilica with a rectangular porch for the entrance, which serves as a memorial to the former US President. The building has a neo-stylistic facade design with rustic masonry and was completed in 1890 after five years of construction. The outer facade was built entirely from a sandstone from the state of Ohio.
The architect of this structure was George Keller , who had it built on a hill within the cemetery. Some of the sculptures were made by the American sculptor Caspar Buberl .
Individual style elements pick up on Byzantine architectural traditions, others seem neo-Romanesque and neo-Gothic . Above the main portal, which can be entered via a flight of stairs , there are three marble reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Garfield. There are two more bas-reliefs on the sides of this portal structure.
In the interior, which is decorated with magnificent marble fittings on the walls and floors, there is a larger-than-life statue of the President made of Carrara marble . The hall space is supported by side double columns made of natural stone and has high Gothic windows with ornamental colored glazing .
Garfield's Relationship to Geology
Garfield's relationships with geology were diverse. As a Senator from Ohio , he campaigned for a revitalization of what was then an Ohio Geological Survey , but it did not succeed. During his tenure as Congressman, he was one of the main supporters of the idea of establishing a geological survey at the federal level ( US Geological Survey ). This authority finally started its work in 1879. In the second half of the 1880s, he gave lectures in geology today Hiram College of Hiram .
literature
- Joseph T. Hannibal: James A. Garfield (1831-1881). Radical Republican legislator, president, and champion of government sponsored geological investigations . In: Ohio Journal of Science Vol. 1996, No. 2, pp. A-30
- Joseph T. Hannibal: Teaching with tombstones: geology at the cemetery . In: NR Shaffer, DA DeChurch (Ed.): Proceedings of the 40th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, May 2-7, 2004, Bloomington (Indiana Geological Survey) Occasional Paper 67, p. 84
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2010.
Web links
- Description with historical illustration (English text)
- illustrated description of the Garfield Monument (English text)
- Brief description of the Garfield Monument (English text)
Coordinates: 41 ° 30 '36.1 " N , 81 ° 35' 28.9" W.