PARK AND CEMETERY 
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THE GEORGE M. PULLMAN MEMORIAL, GRACELAND 
CEMETERY, CHICAGO. 
The (ieorge M. Pullman MemoiiJ, Graceland cemetery, 
Chicago, was erected from designs of Mr. S. S. Beman, archi- 
esplanade is fifty feet and its width is twenty-four feet. The 
total height of the column from grade is forty feet. Theshaft is a 
monolith two and one-half feet in diameter and twenty-seven feet 
long, exclusive of base and capital, weighiDgsome5o,ooopounds 
THE M. Pl'I.I.MAN MEMORIAI., GR.ACEI.ANIJ CEMEtTERV, CHICAGO. 
tect. The ruling feature is a Grecian Corinthian column which 
is set in the centre of an elevated esplanade, rising three steps 
above the lawn level. At each side to the right and left of the 
columu .are circular granite setts. T'he extreme length of the 
The memorial is located in the centre of a lot measuring 138 by 
85 feet, and fronts on two avenues. The entire monument is 
built of Hallowell granite. George S. Bodwell, contractor. The 
illustration is by courtesy of The htlxnd Architect, Chicago. 
