File:Chapel south side - Riverside Cemetery Cleveland (30342098804).jpg
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Southern view of William Halley Chapel at Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Riverside Cemetery was founded in 1876. At that time, the cemetery trustees hired the local architectural firm of Bruch & Monks to design a Gothic Revival chapel for the center of the cemetery. Made of sandstone, the one-story chapel was just 26 by 26 feet square inside, with wooden pews that could seat about 80 very tightly. The dais had a mechanical elevator in it, so coffins could be lowered into the basement. The basement served as a receiving vault -- a place were bodies could be stored until the spring thaw allow digging again. Roughly 30 coffins could be stored here on narrow metal racks. On December 13, 1897, the cemetery trustees voted to add a porte-cochère to the east side of the chapel. The Cleveland architectural firm of Steffens, Searles & Hirsh was hired to design the alterations, which also included adding a coal-fired furnace and coal room in the basement, a covered rear stairway at the rear of the building to give access to the basement, and Gothic Revival lead glass windows in the north, south, and west walls. Medallions were installed over the arches in the porte-cochère. The southern medallion depicted a descending dove with an olive branch in its beak, symbolic of peace and the Holy Spirit. The northern medallion depicted a hooded representation of Death, finger to the lips, urging all to be silent. Construction was complete on November 3, 1898. In serious need of repair, upgrades, and restorations, the chapel was closed in 1953. The chapel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. In 1992, realizing that the chapel was in danger of collapse, the cemetery began a $250,000 fundraising campaign to restore it to full use. The renovation was designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Steven McQuillin & Associates. Construction began in the summer of 1995 and was completed in August 1998. The chapel was rededicated in June 1999, and named the William Halley Chapel in honor of retiring cemetery superintendent William Halley. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Evanson at https://flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/30342098804 (archive). It was reviewed on 13 March 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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