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4 BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTMr. Joseph Seep Lets Contract forOne to an Eastern Designer.■II. 1\ Reinhardt, designer of fm-monuments and mausoleums. of 1'hil-udplpHia and representing tli.« \*--,v England Cranio lt;works of I but hud. Conn.. the company which is erecting the Colonel R. 1.. Drake monument in Wood lawn cemetery, yesterday secured the coot fact for dcsignim1 and erect-ia niUKmPeeut mountin'ni for Mr. Jos. Seep to bo placed on the Seep family plot in beautiful St. Catherine*:; remoter). The luontin.r-m will he of unksue and beautiful uisiun and will far surpass anything of its kind in this section. Its cost, will amount to ahoui flO.OOO.The tnonutueiu will he of line- West ■ eriy uraufte and will weigh over fif»ytons. It will he constructed In fo:?pieces and the sarcophagus will he lt;:f the Romanesrmc order. The base will be 12x8 feet and the heivhth !0 fen. The die will be snrromnblt;l by twelvepilasters m* out of solid stone, surmounted by beautifully carved cap-.On this die will appear a cross, surrounded by a wieath of olive and oak leaves.Tins handsome design »vil] bo plane,} in the center of the family plot, which is located on a prominent knoll, on1 of the most beautiful spots in this sacred “eitv or the dead and will be a commanding figure in the landscape. The terms of the contract calls for its completion by Juno j. ifihj.Mr: Reinhardt is one of the mint skilTui ami original dr signers in tlv profession and has completed work in Pitrsd urg and other cities of great ♦•:•p ulse aiid beauty, f-fis latest toiuraet. it k expected. in tin* lt;!■ siauittv of tie ecp monument will result in a tri utnpl; of art.
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 29, 1900
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