Italian Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb - New Orleans, LA
N 29° 57.550 W 090° 04.297
15R E 782613 N 3317869
Sign in the Historic St. Louis Cemetery #1, and is mounted on the side of and gives the history of the largest tomb in the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMD5BZ
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2011
Views: 4
Huge tomb, located close to the middle of the Historic St. Louis Cemetery #1. Easy to find this tomb, and the entire cemetery and area is a great place to visit, and learn of history.
Marker text states:
Italian Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb
This most architectural masterpiece is the most notable of the many multi-vaulted society tombs in the cemetery. Designed by Pietro Gualdi it was fabricated in Italy and erected in 1857 at a cost of $40,000. Ownership was ceded to the cemetery in 1986 by Loggia Dante #174, F.&M. which had acquired ownership from the Italian Society in 1949.
Group that erected the marker: New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
St. Louis Cemetery #1
Basin St.
New Orleans, LA USA
70112
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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