Schumacher Sarcophagus - Columbus, OH
N 39° 56.310 W 083° 01.937
17S E 326362 N 4422908
A beautiful bronze sarcophagus with bas-relief images is located in the historic Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Waymark Code: WM81NT
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2010
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This sarcophagus is referred to as the Schumacher Memorial on the cemetery's website map (
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It is the final resting place of Frederick W. Schumacher, who was a major contributor to the Columbus Museum of Art. We were unable to find any information about this relief art, but have included information about the cemetery where it is located.
Approximately 147,000 grave sites can be found in the historic cemetery where this mausoleum is located. An historical marker at the entrance to the cemetery provides the following information:
SIDE 1: Landscape architect Howard Daniels designed the original portion of Green Lawn Cemetery in 1848. Noted Columbus architect Frank Packard designed Green Lawn's Chapel mausoleum, the Hayden family mausoleum, and the Packard mausoleum. Spanning over 360 acres, the cemetery's wooded setting provides a habitat for a variety of birds and other wildlife. The Chapel contains stunning stained glass windows and mosaic artwork by Tiffany & Company of New York. The monuments, obelisks, and memorials throughout the cemetery represent a wealth of artwork and a history of Columbus. As one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Ohio, Green Lawn is the resting-place of many noted individuals who have made significant contributions to Columbus, Franklin County and the nation.
SIDE 2: Interments here include: Gordon Battelle - founder of Battelle Memorial Institute, a center for creative research and invention development; Samuel Bush - president of Buckeye Steel Castings and grandfather and great grandfather of United States Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush; Dr. Lincoln Goodale - first physician to practice in Franklinton, now Columbus; P. W. Huntington - founder of Huntington National Bank in Columbus in 1866 and member of Green Lawn's Board of Trustees for over forty years; Simon Lazarus - began Lazarus department stores in 1851; James Poindexter - barber, minister, conductor on the Underground Railroad, and first African American to be elected to Columbus City Council; James Rhodes - the longest serving governor of Ohio; Eddie Rickenbacker - famed racecar driver and World War I flying ace; Lucas Sullivant - surveyor and planner of the city of Franklinton in 1797; James Thurber - twentieth century humorist author and cartoonist; and honored veterans of every war since the Civil War.
Additional information about Green Lawn Cemetery is available on the cemetery's website (visit link)