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History Happy Hour: Magnificent Monuments—Green-Wood’s Extraordinary Statuary and Architecture

Over the course of the nineteenth century, Green-Wood’s management codified an extraordinary range of guidelines for future permanent residents and their families, including the need to avoid “tame and uninteresting” and “injurious or offensive structure(s).” The Cemetery’’s open-air archive of diverse architectural and sculptural styles–from neo Gothic to Egyptian Revival and beyond–is a testament to clients’ competitiveness, the city’s changing tastes, and the desire to leave one’s mark. Learn more about some of the Cemetery’s most extraordinary and prodigious resting sites, including those of seventeen-year-old Charlotte Canda, aspiring Mayoral candidate John Anderson, and John Matthews—America’s “soda fountain king.”











When: Tue., Aug. 4, 2020 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: $5/Free for members
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Over the course of the nineteenth century, Green-Wood’s management codified an extraordinary range of guidelines for future permanent residents and their families, including the need to avoid “tame and uninteresting” and “injurious or offensive structure(s).” The Cemetery’’s open-air archive of diverse architectural and sculptural styles–from neo Gothic to Egyptian Revival and beyond–is a testament to clients’ competitiveness, the city’s changing tastes, and the desire to leave one’s mark. Learn more about some of the Cemetery’s most extraordinary and prodigious resting sites, including those of seventeen-year-old Charlotte Canda, aspiring Mayoral candidate John Anderson, and John Matthews—America’s “soda fountain king.”

Buy tickets/get more info now