The Alexander Dallas Bache Monument is the tomb of Alexander Dallas Bache, a noted American scientist and surveyor. Bache died in

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in 1867 and was transported to Washington, DC's

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for burial. American architect

Henry Hobson Richardson Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA (September 29, 1838 – April 27, 1886) was an American architect, best known for his work in a style that became known as Richardsonian Romanesque. Along with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, Richardson is one ...

was commissioned to build a tomb in 1868. The tomb is one of only three examples of a monument designed by Richardson and a rare example of a Richardson structure lacking Romanesque design points.

References

* Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ''H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works'',

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, Cambridge MA 1984 1868 sculptures Henry Hobson Richardson buildings Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Washington, D.C. Stone sculptures in Washington, D.C. {{public-art-stub