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Peter Schoenhofen (1827-1893), born in Prussia, was the owner
of the
Schoenhofen Brewery
at 18th and Canalport in Chicago.
A descendant of Peter Schoenhofen, Graf Schenk, was involved in the attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1945.
Schoenhofen's pyramid displays the Victorian fascination with
Egyptian funerary architecture, which had been sparked by recent
archaeological discoveries. The door to the mausoleum is flanked
by a female angel, holding a bronze key, and a male sphinx. This
combination of Christian and Pagan symbols may seem bizarre, but
was not unique in late 19th century cemeteries. Egyptian imagery
can also be seen on the tomb of
Darius Miller at Rosehill,
and the entrance gates to the old section of London's historic
Highgate Cemetery.
