Join us at Riverside Cemetery in Waterbury, Connecticut on Thursday October 7th!
About Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is significant for its landscape architecture which beautifully reflects the natural landscape style and rural cemetery design introduced in the 1830’s.
The neo-classical style is well represented by obelisks, tombs, pillars, and pedestals with Greek or Roman detailing, often topped by urns or torches. The Gothic form is reflected in the spires and tombs with elaborate Gothic tracery and pinnacles and in the Hall Memorial Chapel (1884/85) designed by noted Waterbury architect, Robert Wakeman Hill.
Monuments in the cemetery represent the work of noted nineteenth century sculptors hired by families to create works of art to adorn family plots. There are several works by George Edwin Bissell including the Elton Memorial Vase at the entrance to the cemetery as well as the Booth and Chatfield monuments. One of the cemetery’s best known monuments is the giant figure, Wisdom, designed by Truman H. Bartlett for the family plot of Waterbury industrialist, Aaron Benedict.
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Contact
For further questions or concerns regarding this event contact us! or Friends of Riverside Cemetery
Martin Bengal
203-651-9785