Entrance Gateway Greenmount Cemetary, 1837
Dates
- 1837
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 145 Linear Feet (145 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Illustration
General
Illustration of the entrance to Greenmount Cementary. Located under the illustration on the bottom left is "Lithog of E. Weber and Co. Balt." The A. Hoen and Company was founded by Edward Weber and August Hoen and located in Baltimore, Md. This company was very famous for their lithographed maps, illustrations, smoking and chewing tobacco labels, posters, cigar boxes and sheet music covers. Located under the illustration on the bottom right is "Robt. Cary. Long Archt" who is Robert Carey Long, Jr. (1810-1849), he is responsible for the Gothic revival work portrayed on this illustration which was his second design for the cemetary. Construction did not begin until about 1840 and may have continued until 1846.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org