Lakeview Cemetery is a privately owned, non-profit garden cemetery located in Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, and East Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1869 and favored by wealthy families and today is known for numerous lavish funerary monuments and mausoleums.
It encompasses 285 acres with 102,000+ already interred there. Seventy acres remain and interment space is available for the next 100 years.
The James A. Garfield Memorial was erected in 1890 as the tomb of the assassinated president. President Garfield was born in Ohio in 1831, the last president born in a log cabin.
Carved in Italy from one piece of Carrara marble, this sculpture of Garfield is eight feet tall.
The caskets of Garfield and his wife and the urns of his daughter and son-in-law rest in the lower area.
Other famous individuals buried at Lakeview Cemetery include John D. Rockefeller, JH Wade, Elliot Ness, former Cleveland mayor Carl B. Stokes and Adella Prentiss Hughes, the founder of the Cleveland Orchestra.
A 65 foot obelisk marks the grave of Rockefeller.
It was hard not going crazy posting pictures of the funerary monuments.
Though modest by comparison, I loved this one.
Amazing mausoleums . . .
The cemetery is home to Wade Memorial Chapel, featuring an interior designed by Louis Tiffany.
In 1900, this Tiffany stained glass was sent to Paris for the Paris Exposition and returned unscathed!
What a magnificent place to wander. You can read more about Lakeview Cemetery here.
Brenda, thank you for your comment. You are correct. Archibald Willard is from Wellington. Even though I am only a half hour from there, I have never been to the Spirit of '76 Museum. I need to put that on my "places to go" list.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Lauren
Love to wander old cemeteries. Looks like this one could entertain for days. The stained glass was breathtaking. And there was lots of money invested in those monuments! What was the occasion for your tour?
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be my choice for entertainment or exercise despite the notoriety who reside there.
ReplyDeleteWow. What amazing memorials. I've seen an IG account that features sad epithets and really funny ones.
ReplyDeleteI love old cemeteries. I never knew President Garfield was interred there or born in Ohio in a log cabin for that matter. Very interesting. Those monuments are all amazing. Bob and I do also like visiting old cemeteries. Thanks for sharing this one. Janice
ReplyDeleteWow looks amazing ! A relative of mine has a mausoleum in Saratoga Springs .....it is funny it is just for a husband & wife . Pretty cool though ...
ReplyDeleteWow Lauren! How cool! I love all that history. You do such interesting things.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful monuments and statuary
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