Wainwright Tomb - St. Louis, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 41.379 W 090° 13.493
15S E 741369 N 4285993
Tomb designed by same architect who designed the Wainwright Building in downtown St. Louis. This tomb is located in Bellefontaine Cemetery in north St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WMKWR
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2006
Views: 17
In 1892, soon after he completed the Wainwright Building, Louis Sullivan was commissioned to design a tomb for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright, the wife of St. Louis brewer, Ellis Wainwright (Ellis Wainwright is also interred in the tomb). The tomb is simple but elegant, it consists of a limestone domed cube with continuous band of a carved, tulip-and-leaf sequence which runs along the top, sides and over the door. The Wainwright name does not on appear on the tomb. The secondary website has copies of Sullivan's original plans for the Wainwright Tomb.
Street address:
Bellefontaine Cemetery
4947 W. Florissant Ave
St. Louis, Missouri
County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis (Independent City)
Year listed: 1970
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2006
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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