Yup – Valhalla it is.I found it on Bing Birdseye!It's in the SWST corner of the cemetery and easy to spot – it casts a long shadow.The name on the column is "Chapman."The cemetery's address is 7600 St. Charles Rock Road, 63133.Valhalla only goes back to 1911, so it is "more recent" than other memorials.Cool!
This monument was erected ca. 1935-1940 by the plot owner, Penrose Embree Chapman, Sr. It is a single column saved from the downtown St. Louis Boatmen’s Bank building that was torn down a few years earlier. The exterior is made of polished Missouri granite, and it has a hidden metal liner. Several family graves are in the 32-plot section, some disinterred from other locations further east.
AFAIK, that was the way it was created. Think of how much each segment weighted! And it had to be transported from the original Boatman’s Bank site near the Mississippi riverfront to Western St. Louis County and re-erected with 1930’s technology. I believe the cemetery office has some pictures of the erection.
In which cemetery is this located? It is certainly intriguing. The column looks like it has steel or iron segments in the photo – true?
I'm pretty sure it was in Valhalla Cemetery.
Yup – Valhalla it is.I found it on Bing Birdseye!It's in the SWST corner of the cemetery and easy to spot – it casts a long shadow.The name on the column is "Chapman."The cemetery's address is 7600 St. Charles Rock Road, 63133.Valhalla only goes back to 1911, so it is "more recent" than other memorials.Cool!
This monument was erected ca. 1935-1940 by the plot owner, Penrose Embree Chapman, Sr. It is a single column saved from the downtown St. Louis Boatmen’s Bank building that was torn down a few years earlier. The exterior is made of polished Missouri granite, and it has a hidden metal liner. Several family graves are in the 32-plot section, some disinterred from other locations further east.
Thanks, Steven! That is really interesting! Upon closer inspection, it looks like it is several pieces of columns stacked on top of each other.
AFAIK, that was the way it was created. Think of how much each segment weighted! And it had to be transported from the original Boatman’s Bank site near the Mississippi riverfront to Western St. Louis County and re-erected with 1930’s technology. I believe the cemetery office has some pictures of the erection.