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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 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.[2]

Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Governor Samuel J. Tilden Memorial, New Lebanon, New York.
Nearest cityNew Lebanon, New York
Coordinates42°28′30″N 73°23′9″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1895-1896
ArchitectErnest Flagg
Carl Conrads, sculptor
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.06000573[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2006

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]


References


  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kristin Gibbon and William E. Krattinger (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-03. See also: "Accompanying five photos".





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