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Wainwright Tomb

St. Louis, United States

Wainwright Tomb
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The Wainwright Tomb is a cubic mausoleum designed by Chicago School architect Louis Sullivan and built in 1892 in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis. Originally constructed for Charlotte Dickson Wainwright, the tomb also holds the remains of her husband, Ellis Wainwright, for whom Sullivan had designed the prominent Wainwright Building. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the structure exemplifies Sullivan's architectural vision and his distinctive geometric approach to monumental design.

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Type
cubic building
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place
St. Louis, United States

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