Monument to Henry Evelyn Pierrepont (1808-1888), (sculpture).

Monument to Henry Evelyn Pierrepont (1808-1888), (sculpture).

Upjohn, Richard M., 1827-1903, architect.

Monument to Henry Evelyn Pierrepont (1808-1888), (sculpture).

A Gothic Revival style open structure resembling a church.

Homage -- Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn

Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232

From 1833-1838 Henry Pierrepont worked to set up Green-Wood Cemetery --he donated the original fence marking the cemetery's borders, he served as the first vice president and the second president of Green-Wood Cemetery, and purchased lots one through eight.

Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 8-9.

Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 9.

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