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Bellefontaine Cemetery is a nonprofit, non-denominational cemetery and arboretum located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1849 as a rural cemetery, Bellefontaine is home to a number of architecturally significant monuments and mausoleums such as the Louis Sullivan-designed Wainwright Tomb, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery contains 314 acres of land and over 87,000 graves, including those of William Clark, Adolphus Busch, Thomas Hart Benton, and William S. Burroughs. Many Union and Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War are buried at Bellefontaine, as well as numerous local and state politicians. As of 2012 over 87,000 people have been buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery, and approximately 100 new burials take place each year. Bellefontaine remains a non-profit, non-denominational cemetery, and still holds over 100 acres of open, unused land. Some of this extra land has recently been converted into prairie and woodland. Bellefontaine contains over 14 miles of paved roads and, as an accredited arboretum, is home to over 180 species of trees and shrubs. A new lakeside garden and columbarium were completed in 2010, and other major landscaping projects are planned or in progress. The cemetery contains the graves of many prominent pioneers to the West, as well as businessmen, politicians, and generals who remain significant figures in the history of St. Louis and the United States. The oldest graves in the cemetery are located on pioneer Edward Hempstead’s family lot and date as far back as 1816. Many of the wealthiest families at Bellefontaine are interred in ornate mausoleums which overlook the Mississippi River and draw from Classical, Romanesque, Gothic, and Egyptian architectural styles. Among the most notable mausoleums in the cemetery are: the Wainwright Tomb, designed for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright by the famed Chicago school architect Louis Sullivan in 1892; the Busch Mausoleum, designed for Adolphus Busch and Lilly Anheuser by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett in 1915; and the Brown Brothers Mausoleums, designed in 1910 by Isaac Taylor and in 1928 by Mauran, Russell and Crowell. There are also a number of large family plots in the cemetery, many of which are marked by tall obelisk monuments with elaborate bases. Guided tours of the cemetery’s main historical and architectural highlights are available and are open to the public. Alternatively, visitors can obtain self-guided tour brochures at the cemetery office. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. #LIFEATEXPEDIA

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Neem ook eens een kijkje bij Bellefontaine Cemetery, een monument in St. Louis dat echt een bezoekje waard is. Ervaar het lokale theater in de omgeving of woon hier een honkbalwedstrijd bij.

Bellefontaine Cemetery
Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Geniet tijdens je vakantie in St. Louis van de campus van Washington University in St. Louis. Maak hier een wandeling langs het groene bos of woon een sportevenement bij.

Washington University in St. Louis

Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center

Op vakantie in St. Louis kun je komen kijken naar een voorstelling in Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Woon een sportevenement bij of geniet lekker van de geweldige restaurants tijdens je bezoek aan deze omgeving.

Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center

Museum of Transportation

In St. Louis kun je een keer de galerijen in Museum of Transportation bewonderen. Woon een sportevenement bij of geniet lekker van de geweldige restaurants tijdens je bezoek aan deze omgeving.

Museum of Transportation

Heman Park Tennis Center

Grijp je kans om tijdens je vakantie in St. Louis een van de leuke evenementen in Heman Park Tennis Center te ontdekken. Op vakantie in dit gezinsvriendelijke gebied mag je de winkels en de restaurants zeker niet overslaan!

Heman Park Tennis Center

St. Louis Black Repertory Company

Op vakantie in St. Louis kun je komen kijken naar een voorstelling in St. Louis Black Repertory Company. Op vakantie in dit gezinsvriendelijke gebied mag je de winkels en de restaurants zeker niet overslaan!

St. Louis Black Repertory Company

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