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Garfield Monument
Built in memory of the 20th President of the United States, James A. Garfield. The Monument is open daily April 1st through November 19th from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM and is staffed with a guide.

In the crypt directly below the Memorial Hall are the bronze caskets of President Garfield (draped with an American Flag) and his wife Lucretia.

Wade Chapel
The chapel is open daily from April 1st through November 19th from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM; the chapel is staffed with a guide.

Dedicated in 1901, Wade Memorial Chapel was built in honor of Jeptha Wade, founder of The Western Union Telegraph Company, by his grandson. The exterior was designed by W. Dominick Benes and Benjamin S. Hubbell. The interior was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The awe-inspiring window "The Flight of Souls" is the focal point in the Chapel's interior. The window is done in the Favrile technique developed by Tiffany, giving the glass an opalescence and iridescent quality by exposing it to chemicals and fumes of molten metals during the glass-blowing process.

The mosaic on the chapel's west wall symbolizes the prophecy and law of the Old Testament.

The mosaic on the east wall symbolizes the fulfillment of the law of the Prophets through the birth of Christianity.

Rockefeller Monument
John D. Rockefeller organized the Standard Oil Company -making him the richest man in the world, worth over $1 billion at the time of his death. See our "Famous Residents" page for further information.

Eliot Ness Monument
Law enforcement agent, Ness is probably most famous for helping to bring down gangster Al Capone, in Chicago. See our "Famous Residents" page for further information.

Lake View Cemetery Dam

Built in 1978 by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District at a cost of $7 million. The dam is 500 feet across, 60 feet above grade and 30 feet below grade, and at the time of dedication, was the largest concrete filled dam east of the Rocky Mountains. The dam can hold back 80 million gallons of water.