Posted May 12, 201015 yr The Monroe Street cemetery has been closed for safety reasons because a wall on the gatehouse collapsed. Check out the pictures in the article below. Some info on the gatehouse and cemetery: *The Gothic gatehouse was built in 1876. *Collapse happened on the evening of March 30. *2 years ago an estimate for restoring and repairing the two-room building was $350,000. *Originally known as West Side Cemetery, first burial in 1818. *Largest green space in Ohio City. *One of the area's 10 largest cemeteries, has 31,000 graves. *2 Revolutionary War soldiers and 400 Civil War veterans. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/05/ohio_citys_historic_monroe_str.html
May 12, 201015 yr This is news to me. Thanks Zack. I'm so glad to hear that this will finallly be restored. It is one of the best examples of Gothic remaining in Cleveland. The collapsed wall probably won't ever look the same after the restoration (i.e. the "patina" and grittiness will be gone), but luckily I have an awesome photo of that particular wall that I will put in a photo thread.
August 25, 201212 yr Renovations of the gatehouse were on the Landmarks Commission's agenda this past week...... http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/landmark/agenda/2012/08232012/index.php From a century ago...... Today..... The wooden structure was set to guard against further collapses of the wall.... Other improvements are needed inside and out..... More collapses are likely if action isn't taken immediately...... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 18, 201410 yr Lots of improvements are being made to the cemetery! Follow them here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Monroe-Street-Cemetery-Foundation-Cleveland-Ohio/141121646064951 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 7, 201510 yr I don't think they got the tower quite right on the restoration. In the before photos, you can see the remnants of the posts are all the way out to the corners of the stone base. In the photos of the restoration, the posts are set in quite a bit, it looks like to the inside face of the stone veneer. Assuming that all the roof pitches are correct, that would change the height of the tower roof.
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