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Italian Mutual Benevolent Society Tomb

This architectural masterpiece is the most notable of the many multi-vaulted society tombs in the cemetery. Designed by Pietro Gualdi it was fabricated in Italy and erected in 1857 at a cost of $40,000. Ownership was ceded to the cemetery in 1986 by Loggia Dante #174, F&M which had acquired ownership from Italian Society in 1949.

Restored by New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries 1986-1987

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