Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
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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 noted 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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2006.
Monument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
located in Cemetery of the Evergreens at New Lebanon
New Lebanon, New York
New Lebanon is a town in Columbia County, New York, U.S., southeast of Albany. In 1910, 1,378 people lived in New Lebanon, New York. The population was 2,454 at the 2000 census.The town of New Lebanon is in the northeast part of Columbia County...
in Columbia County, New York
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
. It was designed by noted architect Ernest Flagg
Ernest Flagg
Ernest Flagg was a noted American architect in the Beaux-Arts style. He was also an advocate for urban reform and architecture's social responsibility.-Biography:...
(1856-1947) and built in 1895-1896. It contains the remains of New York State Governor Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel J. Tilden
Samuel Jones Tilden was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency in the disputed election of 1876, one of the most controversial American elections of the 19th century. He was the 25th Governor of New York...
(1814-1886). It consists of a nine and one half ton cut granite sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σαρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγειν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos...
on a raised platform of four cut granite steps. The crypt entrance is marked by a cast-bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
gate that provides access to three brick arched crypts.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2006.