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cemeteries? I shall greatly appreciate this 
information. I do not want material that 
deals with landscape gardening in general, 
but only as it applies to cemeteries. — C. M., 
Landscape Architect. 
"iModern Park Cemeteries,” which we 
can furnish you for $1.60, is the only book 
dealing in a general way with all features 
of cemetery planning and development. 
Probably the most practical and authorita- 
tive matter that has recently been written 
on this subject is a series of articles that 
ran in P.\rk .^ND Cemetery on the com- 
plete development of a modern cemetery, 
written by Hare & Hare, of Kansas City, 
j\Io. This series began in January, 1915, 
and ended in October, 1915. With this se- 
ries of articles and the book mentioned 
you would have practically all of the lit- 
erature that has been written exclusively 
on the development of cemeteries. You 
will find excellent specimens of cemetery 
development in almost any of the large 
Eastern cities. 
MONUMENTAL TYPES OF CEMETERY ENTRANCES 
MASSIVE PCiST AND VALE TYPE OB’ CEMETERY ENTRANCE OF BAKFtE GRANITE. OSKALOOS.\, lA, 
Too much attention cannot be given 
by the modern cemetery to its entrance. 
The gateway to the cemetery makes the 
first and the last impression on the vis- 
itor to the grounds and, in fact, makes 
the final impression on many who sel- 
dom enter the grounds. 
Everyone who passes the entrance, 
however, gets a view of this part of the 
cemetery and unconsciously judges the 
grounds by its gateway and the view 
from the outside. 
In recent years many efforts have been 
made to develop really interesting and 
impressive architectural and landscape 
effects in the entrance structures and 
their surroundings. 
The monumental or architectural type 
of entrance with massive posts, walls, 
pergolas or other ornamental structures 
has been used in many instances to make 
very striking entrance effects. 
AVhere conditions are suitable, the 
monumental entrance, built of monu- 
mental materials, makes a very imposing 
gateway structure and is adapted to very" 
line architectural effects. 
A’here the office, chapel or adminis- 
tration building is close to the entrance, 
as is often the case, it is particularly de- 
sirable to have the architecture of the 
gateway harmonize both in style and 
material with whatever buildings are 
emljraced in the entrance view. 
Durability and permanence are of the 
highest importance in cemetery struc- 
tures of every character, and the various 
monumental stones are selected for 
beauty, durability and weathering ciuali- 
ties. 
The cemetery insists that the monu- 
mental structures within its grounds be 
of the very best material and construc- 
tion and of suitable architecture. 
What is, therefore, more appropriate 
for the cemeiery entrance structures 
than these same monumental materials 
designed in monumental styles of ar- 
chitecture? 
We show here some recent forms of 
monumental entrances built of monu- 
mental materials. 
The handsome memorial entrance to 
St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa., is 
a fine type of cemetery architecture. It 
is a gift to the cemetery from Mrs. 
Elizabeth Stauffer Aloore and family and 
cost complete between nine and ten 
thousand dollars. It has been greatly 
admired by many people for its simplic- 
ity, fine proportions and quality of ma- 
terial. 
The posts are of light Barre granite, 
all axed, and of massive design. The 
large ones are 4-6 square and 12-8 high 
and the smaller ones at the side gates 
3- 0 square and 8-0 high. 
The gates are of standard hronze and 
run on a bronze track to better support 
the weight of the metal work. The drive 
gates are 14-0 wide and the small gates 
4- 0. 
The entrance was designed and erect- 
by the Harrison Granite Co., of New 
York and Barre, Vt. 
The office and waiting room of this 
cemetery, which may be seen just back 
of the gateway in our illustration, is 
IMONUMENTAL CEMETERY ENTRANCE TO VALLEY" CEMETERY', MANCHES- 
TEi;, N. H. 
