Mount Auburn Cemetery
Title
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
June 1, 2017
Alternative Title or Name
Bigelow Chapel
Creator
Bigelow, Jacob
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
1998
Work Location
Massachusetts (state)
Cambridge (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Gothic Revival
Subject
chapels (rooms or structures)
Description
View of the front of the Bigelow Chapel at Mount Auburn cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Designed by and named for local physician, Jacob Bigelow in the Gothic Revival style, it was constructed in 1858 the chapel is still used today, "Originally constructed in 1846, the chapel is named after Jacob Bigelow, the building’s designer, a founder of the Cemetery, a renowned professor of medicine, and a published botanist. Bigelow Chapel is absolutely unique in its combination of elements of different architectural styles to create a picturesque vision perfectly suited to the landscape in which it sits,"--Mount Auburn cemetery website.
Material/Medium
granite (rock)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
MAC-011
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