John Blocher Family- Table of Contents ............Forest Lawn Cemetery - Table of Contents
Blocher Monument at Forest Lawn Cemetery
Buffalo, NY
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Built; |
C. 1885 |
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Designer: |
John Blocher |
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Victorian |
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Stone: |
Exterior - Granite from Quincy, Mass. where the McDonnell Co. had an office Interior statues - Marble from Carrara, Italy |
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Construction Co.: |
McDonnell & Sons |
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Statues sculptor: |
Frank Torrey in Carrara, Italy |
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Finial/capstone atop bell-shaped roof. Bell was cut from a 90 ton slab of granite and whittled down to 20 tons |
Roof supported by 5 pilasters ... Glass, made in France, is one inch thick |
Granite ..... Swag |
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Planter with gadroon ornamentation |
1 of 3 granite sofas, each with a plaque with the name of one of the family members (John, Elizabeth, Nelson) |
1 of 3 granite sofas, each with a plaque with the name of one of the family members (John, Elizabeth, Nelson) |
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