John H. Duncan

American architect

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In General Grant National Memorial
It was designed by John H. Duncan. The monument, 150 feet (46 m) high in gray granite, was erected at a cost of \$600,000 raised by public contributions. It was dedicated April 27, 1897, and made a national memorial in 1959. The memorial is a combination of several classical…
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In Ulysses S. Grant: Later life
…Tomb, designed by the architect John Duncan, is one of the largest mausoleums in the world, 150 feet (45 metres) high, with a domed rotunda and allegorical relief figures representing episodes in Grant’s life. Two figures representing victory and peace support a granite block containing Grant’s epitaph, his own words,…
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