Wainwright Tomb
Wainwright Tomb | |
St. Louis Landmark | |
Location | Bellefontaine Cemetery 4947 W. Florissant Ave. St. Louis, MO, United States |
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Coordinates | 38°41′20″N 90°13′28″W / 38.68889°N 90.22444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1892 |
Architect | Louis Sullivan |
Architectural style | Chicago school |
NRHP reference No. | 70000907[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1970 |
The Wainwright Tomb is a mausoleum located in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally constructed for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright in 1892, the tomb also contains the remains of her husband, Ellis Wainwright. The mausoleum was designed by noted Chicago school architect Louis Sullivan, who also designed the Wainwright Building for Ellis Wainwright.[2]
History
Shortly after the construction of the Wainwright Building in
Architecture and significance
The tomb is a domed cubic building with walls of concrete covered in limestone on the exterior. On the northeast (front) side of the tomb is the entrance with a double-leafed bronze grill and double-doors. The sides of the tomb each have windows, also covered in bronze grills. The limestone walls are carved with floral patterns that do not repeat. The interior of the tomb has two burial slabs and a mosaic floor and ceiling. The Wainwright Tomb has significance as a work of Louis Sullivan, and it has been described as "the most sensitive and the most graceful of Sullivan's tombs" and as "one of Sullivan's masterpieces."[2]
See also
- Getty Tomb
- Ryerson Tomb
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.
- ^ St. Louis City Cultural Resources Office.
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 1970-06-15.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "St. Louis City Cultural Resources Office". List of City Landmarks. St. Louis City.