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Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum in St. Louis, Missouri.Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine has several architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Missouri portal Pages in category "Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. ... Pages in category "Burials ...
The Old Fort Belle Fontaine Cemetery was established in 1809, when Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Bissell moved the original Fort Belle Fontaine encampment to a new location. The cemetery was located about 100 yards or so southwest from the Cantonment buildings, which during the period of 1805 to 1826 had interments of at least 30–40 military ...
Francis Quadrangle Marker at the University of Missouri Monument marking Francis's grave in Bellefontaine Cemetery. In 1895, the University of Missouri dedicated David R. Francis Quadrangle in honor of the former governor who is credited with keeping the university in Columbia after the fire of Academic Hall in
Wainwright Tomb. After over 20 years in Paris, with health failing, Wainwright returned to St. Louis and died on November 6, 1924. He is buried in the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb in Bellefontaine Cemetery, commissioned by Wainwright after the death of his wife; [12] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1970 and became a St. Louis Landmark in 1971. [13]
Missouri execution: Christopher Collings executed in Missouri for 9-year-old Rowan Ford's rape, murder. After child taken to hospital, parents allegedly left.
In May 1865, Farrar resigned from the military and came back to reside in St. Louis. A vocal Republican, he served as a representative in Missouri and was appointed by President Harrison as Missouri’s Assistant U.S. Treasurer, a position he held for four years. Farrar died on June 6, 1916. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis ...