We spent quite a while in the Garfield Memorial when we visited the monument in Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery. It’s especially interesting to consider that President James A. Garfield, the last president born in a log cabin and the product of a difficult and impoverished childhood, has such an architecturally elaborate memorial building.
Check out my story, Cleveland monument is lasting tribute to President James A. Garfield, for more about this president, his life, and the drive to honor his accomplishments with a proper monument after his untimely assassination in 1881.
Thanks to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.
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These photos are absolutely fabulous ... they almost have a black and white vintage quality to them, too. I look forward to more of your photo Fridays!
Posted by: Cindy La Ferle | February 19, 2010 at 05:59 AM
Beautiful detail shots. I especially love the spiral stairs picture. Very neat!
Posted by: Amy @ The Q Family | February 19, 2010 at 06:36 AM
Oh cool. The first one looks spooky, and I love the colors on the door one.
Posted by: Carolina | February 19, 2010 at 07:13 PM
Cindy-Thanks! This was such a cool building to photograph with its Victorian/Gothic feel.
Amy- I love taking photos of the details and patterns. I could have stayed at this place for hours taking photos. I only wish the interior lighting was better.
Carolina-The door color was a cool contrast to all of the dark brick. It was a pretty spooky building-I can only imagine it on a dark and stormy night! :)
Posted by: Dominique King | February 20, 2010 at 05:17 AM
Those photos are beautiful.
Posted by: Susan | February 21, 2010 at 07:26 AM
Susan-It was such a cool building to take photos in--lots of nifty architectural details! I only wish the lighting was better inside so I could get better photos of the mosaic dome, etc.
Posted by: Dominique King | February 22, 2010 at 05:00 AM
Everything is amazing. The architecture, the stained-glass windows. The circular staircase.
Love it!
Posted by: gypsyscarlett | February 23, 2010 at 01:36 AM
Gypsy-You would absolutely love this building...and the whole Lake View Cemetery with its statuary and buildings with cool late 1800s architectural details.
Posted by: Dominique King | February 24, 2010 at 07:09 AM