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Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument

Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
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Governor Samuel J. Tilden Memorial, New Lebanon, New York.
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument is located in New York
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument is located in the US
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument
Nearest city New Lebanon, New York
Coordinates 42°28′30″N 73°23′9″W / 42.47500°N 73.38583°W / 42.47500; -73.38583Coordinates: 42°28′30″N 73°23′9″W / 42.47500°N 73.38583°W / 42.47500; -73.38583
Area less than one acre
Built 1895-1896
Architect Ernest Flagg
Carl Conrads, sculptor
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 06000573
Added to NRHP July 14, 2006

Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monument is a historic funeral monument located in Cemetery of the Evergreens at New Lebanon in Columbia County, New York. It was designed by noted architect Ernest Flagg (1856-1947) and built in 1895-1896. It contains the remains of New York State Governor Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886). It consists of a nine and one half ton cut granite sarcophagus on a raised platform of four cut granite steps. The crypt entrance is marked by a cast-bronze gate that provides access to three brick arched crypts.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.



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