Grant's Tomb

General Grant National Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Memorial
Grant's Tomb in 2004
Location	Riverside Drive and West 122nd Street, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°48′48″N 73°57′47″W / 40.81333°N 73.96306°W / 40.81333; -73.96306Coordinates: 40°48′48″N 73°57′47″W / 40.81333°N 73.96306°W / 40.81333; -73.96306
Area	0.76 acre (3100 m²)
Built	April 27, 1897
Architect	John H. Duncan
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Visitation	80,046 (2005)
Governing body	National Park Service
NRHP Reference #	66000055[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NMEM	August 14, 1958

Grant's Tomb, now formally known as General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902). Completed in 1897, the tomb is located in Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, across the street from the monumental Riverside Church. It was placed under the management of the National Park Service in 1958.

History

Conception

Creation of the Grant Monument Association

On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer at age 63 in Wilton, New York.^[2] Grant's family agreed to have his remains interred in New York City.^[3] William Russell Grace, the Mayor of New York City, wrote a letter to prominent New Yorkers the following day, to gather support for a national monument in Grant's honor.^[3] The letter read as follows:

Dear Sir: In order that the City of New York, which is to be the last resting place of General Grant, should initiate a movement to provide for the erection of a National Monument to the memory of the great soldier, and that she should do well and thoroughly her part, I respectfully request you to as one of a Committee to consider ways and means for raising the quota to be subscribed by the citizens of New York City for this object, and beg that you will attend a meeting to be held at the Mayor's office on Tuesday next, 28 inst., at three o'clock...^[3]

This preliminary meeting was attended by 85 New Yorkers and established the Committee on Organization. The chairman of the Committee was former U.S. president Chester A. Arthur; the secretary was Richard T. Greener. This organization would come to be known as the Grant Monument Association (GMA).^[4]

Funding

The Grant Monument Association did not originally announce the function or structure of the monument; however, the idea of any monument in Grant's honor drew public support.^[4] Western Union donated $5,000 on July 29, the day the committee announced its proposal.^[4] The GMA continued to receive donations of large and small amounts. At a membership meeting, former New York State governor Alonzo Cornell proposed a fundraising goal of $1 million.^[5] Private industries such as insurance and iron-trading companies donated funds to the project. For every ton of coal the Consumers Coal Company sold, it gave a major donation of 37½ cents to the GMA.^[6] Although there was great enthusiasm for a monument to President Grant, early fundraising efforts were stifled by growing negative public opinion expressed by out-of-state press.^[7] The Clay County Enterprise in Brazil, Indiana wrote, "We have not a cent for New York in the undertaking, and would advise that not a dollar of help be sent to the millionaire city from Indiana… If the billions of New York are not sufficient to embellish the city…let the remains be placed in Washington or some other American city." (September 11)^[7]

The opposition was vocal in the view that the monument should be in Washington, D.C. Mayor Grace tried to calm the controversy by publicly releasing Mrs. Grant's justification for the New York site as the resting place for her husband, in her own words. Mrs. Grant wrote:

Riverside was selected by myself and my family as the burial place of my husband, General Grant. First, because I believed New York was his preference. Second, it is near the residence that I hope to occupy as long as I live, and where I will be able to visit his resting place often. Third, I have believed, and am now convinced, that the tomb will be visited by as many of his countrymen there as it would be at any other place. Fourth, the offer of a park in New York was the first which observed and unreservedly assented to the only condition imposed by General Grant himself, namely, that I should have a place by his side.^[8]

Criticism was not limited to the debate about the monument's location. According to The New York Times, there was discontent with the internal management of the GMA. The criticism was: even though the GMA members amongst the wealthiest in New York, they were making comparatively small donations to the effort they themselves were promoting. The New York Times characterized the members as "sitting quietly in an office and signing receipts for money voluntarily tendered."^[9] In this early stage, the GMA did not have a model for what the monument was to be; it continued to ask for donations without explaining its purpose, which frustrated and discouraged donors.^[10] Joan Waugh captured the feelings of the average citizen in her book, American Hero American Myth: "Why should citizens give money to build a monument whose shape was still a mystery?"^[11] The GMA did not propose a definitive plan for the monument until five years later.^[12] During its first few years, the GMA fell short of the fundraising expectations originally set by Alonzo Cornell. In the first year, 1885, the GMA raised just over $111,000, 10% of its goal. In the two years that followed, it raised just $10,000. This slow pace of fundraising caused some trustees to resign. No design for the structure yet existed, and without such a design, it was believed that fundraising efforts would continue to remain low.

Design competition

On February 4, 1888, after a year's delay, the GMA publicly announced the details of a design competition, in a newsletter entitled “To Artists, Architects, and Sculptors”.^[13] This information was made public to the entire nation; it was also published in Europe.^[13] The GMA also proposed a new estimate for the monument's cost, which ranged from $500,000 to $1,000,000.^[13] The deadline for all designs was rescheduled three times and was then set for a final date of January 10, 1889.^[14]

From 65 contestants, the chosen winner was an architect named John Hemenway Duncan,^[15] who estimated his design would cost between $496,000 and $900,000.^[16] Duncan made his first architectural claims in 1883, designing the Washington Monument at Newburgh, the Newburgh Monument, and the Tower of Victory. Duncan built these structures to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the U.S. Revolutionary War,^[17] and he became a member of the Architectural League in 1887.^[18] Duncan cited as his design's objective: "...to produce a monumental structure that should be unmistakably a tomb of military character."^[15] He wanted to avoid "resemblance of a habitable dwelling",^[19] as the structure was meant to be the epitome of reverence and respect.^[16] The tomb's granite exterior is modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus with Persian elements^[20] and, but for the Ionic order, resembles the Tropaeum Alpium. Within the tomb, the twin sarcophagi of Grant and his wife Julia are based on the sarcophagus of Napoleon Bonaparte at Les Invalides.^[21]

Construction

By 1890, the GMA had a defined design and architect. Although the GMA was becoming more organized and the reality of the monument was becoming clearer, the debate over the monument's location reopened in Congress. In October 1890, U.S. Senator Hale introduced legislation to have the sarcophagi placed at a monument in Washington, D.C.^[22] The legislation did not pass, but this effort reopened the debate over the proper place for the remains of General Grant. A groundbreaking ceremony had already been scheduled for April 27, 1891, and although the parties had not agreed on a location for the monument by that date, a groundbreaking ceremony was still held.^[23] In June 1891, deliberations ended; the monument was to be built in New York City, and in that month the GMA hired a contractor named John T. Brady.^[24]

Construction began that summer, and by August preliminary excavation was complete.^[25] Construction was on schedule until the GMA asked Duncan to alter his design in the spring of 1892; the design could not be as elaborate as originally planned because of the Association's inability to raise the sufficient funds.^[26] Construction was also slowed by a stonecutters’ strike in 1892. After 1894, construction proceeded at a faster pace, and by 1896, all work on the outside of the tomb was nearly complete.^[27] One innovative feature of the tomb construction is the use of Guastavino tile vaulting to support the circular floor above the perimeter of the downstairs atrium.

On April 17, 1897, Grant's remains were quietly transferred to an 8.5 ton red granite sarcophagus and placed in the mausoleum. The monument was dedicated ten days later on April 27, 1897, on the 75th-anniversary ceremony of Grant's birth on April 27, 1822.^[28] Julia Dent Grant, Grant's wife of nearly 40 years, died five years later in 1902 and was placed in a matching sarcophagus and laid to rest in the mausoleum beside her husband.

Decay and restoration

Thirty-eight years after the tomb opened, the initial restoration project began in December 1935, when the Works Progress Administration's laborers laid down new marble flooring in the atrium.^[29] The WPA played a large role in sustaining the monument. Joan Waugh explains that, "In the 1930s the tomb was kept afloat, barely, by funds from the Works Progress Administration."^[30] Shortly after the restoration project began, the old New York City Post Office was being demolished and donated two statues of eagles to decorate the front of the Grant Monument.^[31] The laborers of the WPA worked on several projects throughout the 1930s, including roof restoration, electric lighting and heating systems, and removing the purple stained glass windows.^[29] The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company installed amber glass to replace the purple stained glass.^[32] Toward the end of the 1930s, a project began to restore the two reliquary rooms, where battle flags were displayed in trophy cases, and murals of the wars Grant had fought in were painted on the walls.^[33] In 1938 the Federal Art Project selected artists William Mues and Jeno Juszko to design the busts of William T. Sherman, Phillip H. Sheridan, George H. Thomas, James B. McPherson, and Edward Ord.^[33] The WPA installed five busts in the circular wall of the atrium surrounding the sarcophagi. After the many contributions of the WPA, the Grant Monument Association held a re-dedication of the tomb on April 27, 1939.^[34]

In 1958, the National Park Service (NPS) was granted authority to oversee the monument. According to a report by the NPS itself, a historian admitted that when the NPS first assumed authority over the tomb, they "had no program for the site."^[35] This led to great negligence of the site, particularly in the maintenance of the monument. By the 1970s, the tomb was marred by vandalism and graffiti. Trash had hipped up around the monuments, its exterior recesses being used by drug users, the homeless and the criminals for hideouts. Graffiti covered the walls and pedestals, while the vandals chipped away at the masonry at will.^[35] The NPS undertook a plan to remove the trophy cases in the reliquary rooms.^[35]

The abuse of the monument continued until renewed restoration efforts began in the early 1990s; in 1991, Frank Scaturro, a student at Columbia University, launched an effort to restore the tomb and brought his concerns to Congress.^[35] The tomb was still marred by graffiti and, at the time, there were only three maintenance workers and three rangers on daytime duty, with a yearly budget of $235,000.^[35] For over two years, Scaturro battled the National Park Service, which was charged with maintaining Grant's Tomb. He sent weekly memos, including a 26-page report in the summer of 1992.^[36] After two years of unsuccessful attempts to navigate the bureaucracy of the National Park Service, twenty-year-old Frank Scaturro went public with a 325-page whistle blower report which he sent to Congress and the President.^[37] Scaturro's efforts drew national media attention and resulted in a $1.8 million grant to restore Grant's Tomb.^[38] According to Mr. Scaturro "whistle-blowing was the last resort." Scaturro stated "I only did what I did because I had no other resort . . . the only thing left was abandoning the site and that was not an alternative to me."^[39] The tomb was in great need of renovation. A New York Times article articulated Mr. Scaturro's concerns, saying "improvements have detracted from the tomb's solemnity."^[35] Scaturro's efforts to expose the monument's poor condition caught the attention of two Illinois state lawmakers. State Sen. Judy Baar Topinka and State Rep. Ron Lawfer sponsored a resolution to compel the National Park Service to meet its obligations in maintaining and restoring Grant's tomb.^[40] If the NPS did not comply, then Topinka and Lawfer demanded that Grant's remains be transported to the state of Illinois. Senator Topinka said, "He would be better off anywhere than New York, but my argument is not with New York; it's with the National Park Service."^[40] The demands for restoration did not stop at the state level. In 1994, the United States House of Representatives introduced legislation to "restore, complete, and preserve in perpetuity the Grant's Tomb National Memorial and surrounding areas."^[41] The legislation set by the House required that the restoration be completed by April 27, 1997, the tomb's 100th anniversary and Grant's 175th birthday.^[41] On April 27, 1997, the restoration effort sanctioned by Congress was completed and the tomb re-dedicated.^[35] General Grant's descendants, who were appalled by the conditions of the tomb, called Scaturro a hero for his efforts.^[42]

Today

Policies

Grant's Tomb is open to the public with staggered hours, between 9:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m., from Wednesday through Sunday. The tomb and visitor center are closed on Monday and Tuesday.^[43] The visitor center is located about 100 yards to the west of the mausoleum and contains a bookstore, memorabilia, and public restrooms. The mausoleum is one of the few remaining places that is not wheelchair accessible, although the visitor center does comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Photography is allowed in the tomb, but cellphone use, eating, drinking, smoking, and gum chewing are prohibited.

Every year on April 27, the anniversary of his birth, a ceremony celebrating Ulysses S. Grant's life is held at the memorial.

Public art project

A sculpture consisting of seventeen concrete benches bearing colorful mosaics was created around the monument. The sculpture, entitled The Rolling Bench, was designed by artist Pedro Silva and the architect Phillip Danzig, and was built with the help of hundreds of neighborhood children over a period of three years.^[44] The project was sponsored by CITYarts, a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to create works of public art by bringing together children and artists. The sculpture underwent restoration during the summer of 2008 under the supervision of Silva.^[45]

In popular culture

• According to NYC Parks, "some popular local folk art in Riverside Park contrasts strikingly with the Tomb's severity".^[46]
• Concerts are regularly held at or right outside Grant's Tomb. Examples include Jazzmobile, Inc.'s annual Free Outdoor Summer Mobile Concerts at Grant's Tomb,^[47] and the annual Grant's Tomb SUMMER CONCERT, which in 2009 featured West Point's United States Military Academy Band.^[48]
• Grant's Tomb is a New York City-based band composed of conservatory trained jazz musicians "with a party mentality", who "got their name from Grant's Tomb Park a block away, a favorite band hangout".^[49]
• On his radio and television show You Bet Your Life, comedian Groucho Marx often asked contestants, "Who was buried in Grant's Tomb?" The riddle is based on the use of the word "buried." The correct answer is "no one," since Grant and his wife are entombed in sarcophagi above ground in an atrium rather than being buried in the ground. However, Marx often still accepted the answer "Grant," and awarded a consolation prize to those who gave it. He used the question, among several other comically simple ones, to ensure that everyone won a prize on the show.
• Grant's Tomb is also to be seen in the 1936 Frank Capra movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.

See also

• Presidential memorials in the United States

References

Notes

Bibliography

Further reading

• The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grant's Tomb.

• Official NPS website: General Grant National Memorial
• Grant Monument Association
• Grant's funeral and the mausoleum
• Description of The Rolling Bench
• CITYarts project to restore The Rolling Bench
• "Life Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant", broadcast from the General Grant National Memorial from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits

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