Alexander Dallas Bache Monument, Tomb monument at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States.
The Alexander Dallas Bache Monument features a classical design with smooth stone surfaces and architectural elements typical of 19th-century memorial structures in Congressional Cemetery.
Henry Hobson Richardson designed this 1868 tomb for Alexander Dallas Bache, who directed the United States Coast Survey and contributed to American coastal mapping.
The monument honors a descendant of Benjamin Franklin who established numerous scientific organizations and advanced the fields of oceanography and meteorology in America.
Visitors can locate the monument within Congressional Cemetery grounds at coordinates 38.8809476, -76.9778276, maintained by Christ Church Washington Parish.
This structure represents one of only three known architectural works by Henry Hobson Richardson without his characteristic Romanesque design elements.
GPS coordinates: 38.88095,-76.97783
Latest update: March 18, 2025 21:42
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