Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument Explained

Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
Nearest City:New Lebanon, New York
Coordinates:42.475°N -73.3858°W
Built:1895-1896
Architect:Ernest Flagg
Carl Conrads, sculptor
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:July 14, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06000573

Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument is a historic funeral monument located in Cemetery of the Evergreens at New Lebanon in Columbia County, New York. It was designed by architect Ernest Flagg (1856-1947) and built in 1895–1896. It contains the remains of New York State Governor Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886). It consists of a nine and one half ton cut granite sarcophagus on a raised platform of four cut granite steps. The crypt entrance is marked by a cast-bronze gate that provides access to three brick arched crypts.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument. December 2005. 2010-07-03 . Kristin Gibbon and William E. Krattinger. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.