Sites tagged "George F. de la Roche": 2
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Glenwood Cemetery Historic District: Glenwood Cemetery is one of DC's longest-running cemeteries and its first for-profit graveyeard.
Chartered by Congress in 1852, Glenwood Cemetery was the first for-profit cemetery in the District, and among the first nationwide. This business model, initially disdained as disrespectful to the…
Glenwood Cemetery Chapel: This chapel is the focal point of the once-rural Glenwood Cemetery in Northeast DC.
Built in 1892, the Glenwood Cemetery Chapel is a significant example of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture, exemplifying the widespread influence of the design principles of Henry Hobson…