Architect Graves & Memorials

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1886–1969 (age 83)

Graceland Cemetery

Pioneering modernist architect known for his minimalist approach and famous phrase "less is more."

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

German-American architect who designed numerous public buildings in Washington, D.C.

Paul J. Pelz

1841–1918 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Architect who designed the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

George I. Barnett

1815–1898 (age 83)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Prominent St. Louis architect.

Bernard Maybeck

Mountain View Cemetery

Architect.

Julia Morgan

1872–1957 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery

Architect.

August Schoenborn

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Noted German-American architect who designed the gatehouse at Prospect Hill Cemetery in 1873.

Glenn Brown

1854–1932 (age 78)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Architect and historian known for his contributions to American architecture.

Edward Clark

1822–1902 (age 80)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Architect of the Capitol building.

William Thornton

1759–1828 (age 69)

Congressional Cemetery

William Thornton was a British-born architect and inventor who designed the United States Capitol building.

George Hadfield

1763–1826 (age 63)

Congressional Cemetery

George Hadfield was a British-born architect and artist who designed notable buildings in the United States.

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

1764–1820 (age 56)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

Benjamin Henry Latrobe was a prominent architect and engineer who lived from 1764 to 1820.

Charles Bulfinch

1763–1844 (age 81)

Boston

Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844) was a prominent Boston architect who designed many of the city's most iconic Federal-era bu...

Joseph Putnam Bradlee

1783–1838 (age 55)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Joseph Putnam Bradlee was an American architect known for his work in Boston during the early 19th century.

Philip Hooker

1766–1836 (age 70)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Philip Hooker (1766-1836) was a Massachusetts-born architect known for designing public buildings in Albany.

Alexander McKim

1748–1832 (age 84)

Green Mount Cemetery

Alexander McKim was an architect and prominent figure in the Brandywine region during the late 18th century.

Ithiel Town

1784–1844 (age 60)

Grove Street Cemetery

Ithiel Town (1784-1844) was a prominent American architect from Thompson buried at Grove Street Cemetery.

John McComb Jr.

1763–1853 (age 90)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John McComb Jr. was a New York City architect who lived from 1763 to 1853 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.

William Strickland

1788–1854 (age 66)

Tennessee State Capitol

William Strickland (1788-1854) was a renowned American architect and engineer who designed prominent public buildings in...

Robert Mills

1781–1855 (age 74)

Congressional Cemetery

Robert Mills (1781-1855) was a prominent Charleston-based architect and engineer known for designing major American buil...

Thomas Alexander Tefft

1826–1859 (age 33)

Swan Point Cemetery

Thomas Alexander Tefft (1826-1859) was a Richmond native buried at Swan Point Cemetery.

Alexander Parris

1780–1852 (age 72)

Briggs Burying Ground

Alexander Parris (1780-1852) was a Halifax resident and likely architect known for neoclassical designs.

Daniel Embury

1795–1864 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Daniel Embury was a New York architect known for his ecclesiastical designs who lived from 1795 to 1864.

Thomas Hastings

1784–1872 (age 88)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Thomas Hastings was an influential American architect known for designing notable buildings in the 19th century.

Martin E. Thompson

1786–1877 (age 91)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Martin E. Thompson (1786-1877) was a long-lived 19th-century New Yorker of architectural or artistic prominence.

Ammi B. Young

1798–1874 (age 76)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ammi B. Young was a Lebanon-based American architect and federal official who lived from 1798 to 1874.

John F. Rague

1799–1877 (age 78)

Linwood Cemetery

John F. Rague (1799-1877) was a Scotch Plains resident and architect known for designing notable American buildings.

James Gallier, Jr.

1829–1870 (age 41)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3

James Gallier, Jr. was a prominent New Orleans architect who lived from 1829 to 1870.

Richard Upjohn

1802–1878 (age 76)

Saint Philip's Church Cemetery

Richard Upjohn (1802-1878) was a prominent American architect known for his Gothic Revival designs.

James Hoban

1762–1831 (age 69)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

James Hoban was an Irish-American architect best known for designing the White House in Washington, D.C.

Jacob Wrey Mould

1825–1886 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Jacob Wrey Mould was a renowned 19th-century architect and designer known for his work on American public buildings and ...

Gideon Shryock

1802–1880 (age 78)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Gideon Shryock was a prominent Lexington architect known for designing Greek Revival buildings in Kentucky from 1802 to ...

Cincinnatus Shryock

1816–1888 (age 72)

Lexington Cemetery

Cincinnatus Shryock was a Kentucky architect and prominent figure who lived from 1816 to 1888.

John Hubbard Sturgis

1834–1888 (age 54)

Forest Hills Cemetery

John Hubbard Sturgis was an American architect and businessman based in Macau who lived from 1834 to 1888.

Edwin May

1823–1880 (age 57)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Edwin May (1823-1880) was a Boston resident who lived 57 years.

Thomas Ustick Walter

1804–1887 (age 83)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Thomas Ustick Walter was a renowned Philadelphia architect who designed the U.S. Capitol dome and lived from 1804 to 188...

Truman O. Angell

1810–1887 (age 77)

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Truman O. Angell was a prominent Mormon architect and builder who designed temples and structures in the American West f...

Arthur Delavan Gilman

1821–1882 (age 61)

Oakwood Cemetery

American architect and educator Arthur Delavan Gilman (1821-1882) from Newburyport designed notable buildings in Boston ...

Samuel Sloan

1815–1884 (age 69)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Samuel Sloan (1815-1884) was an American architect known for his residential designs.

Henry Hobson Richardson

1838–1886 (age 48)

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect known for his Romanesque Revival designs who died in 1886.

James Renwick Jr.

1818–1895 (age 77)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Renwick Jr. was a prominent American architect who designed notable buildings including St. Patrick's Cathedral in...

Patrick Charles Keely

1816–1896 (age 80)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Patrick Charles Keely was an Irish architect known for designing Catholic churches and institutions in the 19th century.

Alfred B. Mullett

1834–1890 (age 56)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Alfred B. Mullett was an American architect known for designing government buildings who lived from 1834 to 1890.

John Wellborn Root

1850–1891 (age 41)

Graceland Cemetery

John Wellborn Root was a renowned architect who lived from 1850 to 1891 and designed significant Chicago buildings.

Alexander Jackson Davis

1803–1892 (age 89)

Bloomfield Cemetery

Alexander Jackson Davis was a prominent American architect and designer based in New York City.

Henry Austin

1804–1891 (age 87)

Grove Street Cemetery

Henry Austin was an American architect from Hamden who lived from 1804 to 1891.

Calvert Vaux

1824–1895 (age 71)

Montrepose Cemetery

Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) was a London-born architect and landscape designer.

John M. Van Osdel

1811–1891 (age 80)

Rosehill Cemetery

John M. Van Osdel (1811-1891) was a Baltimore-born architect who shaped Chicago's early skyline.

Richard M. Upjohn

1828–1903 (age 75)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Richard M. Upjohn (1828-1903) was a prominent American architect known for his Gothic Revival designs.

George L. Heins

1860–1907 (age 47)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George L. Heins (1860-1907) was a Philadelphia-born figure of the late 19th century.