[Rarebooks] FS: 1902 Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel + Crematorium, Oakwood Cemetery Troy New York

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1902 Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium, Oakwood Cemetery - 
Troy, New York

The Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium, Oakwood Cemetery - 
Troy, New York - By picture and prose.  Printed in Albany by Frederick 
S. Hills in 1902.  A lovely and sweeping pictorial tour of historic 
Oakwood Cemetery and the new crematorium, with laudatory text designed 
to make you wish to be either buried or burned there. “Oakwood Cemetery 
was established in 1848 in response to the growing rural cemetery 
movement in New England and went into service in 1850. The cemetery was 
designed by architect John C. Sidney [but] it was superintendent John 
Boetcher who gave Oakwood its charm. Boetcher became superintendent in 
1871 and continued in the position until 1898. At the beginning of his 
tenure, Oakwood was said to be quite crude. During Boetcher's tenure 
Oakwood's most important icons were built: the Earl Chapel and 
Crematorium, the Warren Chapel Mortuary, the keeper's house, the office 
lodge, numerous mausolea, and both the 101st Street and 114th Street 
entrances. Boetcher incorporated exceptional landscape design techniques 
during his tenure; Oakwood developed shifting landscape scenery: some 
areas are dominated by flowing lawns while others comprise dense 
foliage. Boetcher brought in rare and foreign plants to help beautify 
the cemetery, including umbrella pines and Colorado blue spruce. Oakwood 
was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984” 
[Wikipedia].

Softcover. 11”x9”, 54 pages, with full-page black & white illustrations, 
plus 4 pages of blank crematoria forms. Front cover corner chip, else 
minor wear, light soil. [44306]  $250

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