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Johnston Mausoleum
Johnston MausoleumBy far the largest personal/family mausoleum at Calvary, the Johnston Mausoleum is larger than some houses and fills a commanding presence at the Cemetery. The only larger structure on the grounds is the chapel. I became interested enough in this mausoleum to try and research who built it, and as of January 2008 I am happy to announce that I now know who built this magnificent structure. Read my story about the Johnston Mausoleum.
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Johnston Mausoleum
show full show summaryHi - very interesting site you have. I have walked the length and breath of what is called the Old Calvery and have also seen interesting sights. In regard to the Johnston Mausoleum - a few years ago while picking herbs (the best place is the...
Hi - very interesting site you have. I have walked the length and breath of what is called the Old Calvery and have also seen interesting sights. In regard to the Johnston Mausoleum - a few years ago while picking herbs (the best place is the cemetery when you have no garden of your own - at least you know they are well fertilized!) I got to chatting with one of the groundskeepers who told me that what he heard (so this is strickly a who told who sort of tale) Mr. Johnston made big money on Wall St back in the day and with all his money built this edifice. On that black day when all those rich people lost so much in the stock exchange it is rumored that he traveled home (where I have no idea - the GK thought it was Brooklyn) on the subway and suffered a massive heart attack and died on the train. Tried over the years to find something to substantiate the story but to no avail. Figured I'd toss it to you! Thanks for the interesting photos. Next time you are there you might try to find the grave stone to the left (sorry I am not good with that whole N,S,E or W directional thing) of the enterance of the Alsop site - maybe a block or so - there is a gravestone shaped like a bathtub with a cloth draped over it (fairly large). Another interesting stone is set about 12 rows up from the road. To the left is the K Bridge & to the right (3 or more blocks away) is the beehive shaped chapel. There is this stone marker that has sunk over the years and at one time was probably a woman raising her weeping eyes to the heavens and reaching for the top of the cross but now it is sunken into the earth and it looks as if she is trying to pull herself up out of the ground. I spotted it years ago when I laid a hand made-stone for my Grandfather's first wife who died of TB in 1926 and this is her 'neighbor'. Anyway thank you again for such an interesting appreciation for Cemeteries, therealcorrine@aol.com
Posted by Corrine (guest) on Tue 17 Jul 2007 03:18:30 PM EDT