Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum
Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum | |
Egyptian Revival | |
| Part of | Graceland Cemetery (ID00001628) |
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| Added to NRHP | January 18, 2001 |
The Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum is a tomb in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. It was designed by Chicago School architect Richard E. Schmidt as a family mausoleum for the Chicago brewer Peter Schoenhofen.
History
Well-known Chicago brewer Peter Schoenhofen (born in
Dörbach, then Prussia, in 1827; died in 1893) his Schoenhofen Brewing Company was among the largest in Chicago in 1880.[1] Schoenhofen's family mausoleum was designed by Richard E. Schmidt, a Chicago School architect, in 1893, with construction beginning on July 1 of that year.[2][3] The mausoleum is internationally famous and is one of the most photographed mausoleums at Graceland Cemetery
.
Architecture
The Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum is a steep sided tomb designed, like many of the monuments at Chicago's Graceland Cemetery, in the
asps around the handles.[1]
While the Schoenhofen Mausoleum is a
See also
References
- Kiefer, Charles D., Achilles, Rolf, and Vogel, Neil A. "Graceland Cemetery" (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, June 18, 2000, accessed October 8, 2011.
- Brand, Gregor: Peter Schoenhofen. US-Bierbrauer aus Dörbach. http://www.eifelzeitung.de/redaktion/kinder-der-eifel/peter-schoenhofen-13529/ (in German).
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Kiefer, et al., pp. 30–31.
- ^ a b c d Kiefer, et al., pp. 138–40.
- ^ "Details for Building at 4011–4011 N. Clark St", Chicago Landmarks, City of Chicago, official site, accessed October 12, 2011.
- ISBN 0964242648).
- ISBN 0156029081).