View of the south facade of the 150' tall granite and marble mausoleum, the second tallest in the western hemisphere, superseded only by the Garfield Monument. Completed in 1897 after designs by John H. Duncan, the neoclassical structure features a rectangular base, with porticos adorned by doric columns, surmounted by a columned cupola. Built on the elevated land of Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson River. Contains the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.223]