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PARK AND CEMETERY 
mp:morial cemetery chapee, pittsfield, mass. 
PITTSFIELD CEMETERY CHAPEL. 
The mortuary cliapel illustrated is a gift to the 
Pittsfield Cemetery Cori^oration, Pittsfield, Mass., 
from the late Mrs. Edwin Clapp. The ground. di- 
mensions are 45 by 25 feet, and the en- 
trance is through a porte cochere in a 
square tower of Norman architecture 
34 feet high. The exterior is of Bar- 
rington bluestone to match the ceme- 
tery gate, and the interior is finished 
in cypress with floors of North Caro- 
lina pine. Buff colored brick forms 
the interior walls above the polished 
cypress which is ceiled to a height of 
three feet, and the cathedral glass win- 
dows are so arranged as to give plenty 
of light. At the west end of the 
building is a colored glass window 
depicting the incident in the life of 
Christ where Mary and Martha come 
to the tomb and are told by the angels : 
“He is risen ; He is risen.” At one 
corner is an ell containing a room for 
the clergy, a lavatory, store-room and 
^entrance to the basement. 
The building is lighted by electricity, heated 
by a furnace, and has a seating capacity of from 
75 to 125 people. Every effort has been made to 
give a cheerful tone to both interior and exterior, 
and eliminate all suggestion of gloom. The light 
color of the wood-work, well arranged windows, 
the decorative character of the crenellated tower 
and red tile roof, all contribute to this effect, and 
have made the chapel popular with the patrons of 
the cemetery. No charge is made for 
the use of the building, and at three 
funerals recently held in one day, there 
were 122 people present. 
GROUND PLAN. 
The plans are by Ar- 
chitect George Harding, 
and the work of con- 
struction was done by 
Clark & Bagg, Pittsfield. 
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