Lake Forest Cemetery Entrance-Lake Road

These imposing gates were built by the master metalworker Samuel Yellin as a memorial. The Gothic arched gates were dedicated in 1919.

The 23 acre cemetery designed by William LeBaron Jenney began officially accepting burials as Lake Forest Cemetery in 1882. In 1900, landscape designer Ossian Cole Simonds was commissioned to update the design of the grounds. The Barrell Memorial Gateway to Lake Forest Cemetery was designed by architect James Roy Allen with wrought iron gates by renowned Philadelphia blacksmith Samuel Yellin. The gates were designed as a lasting memorial to Grace and Finley Barrell's only son, John. John Witbeck Barrell passed away in 1916 at the age of 23. Three images are depicted on the gates: the Angel of Truth, the Angel of Light, and Saint Peter, whose figure serves as the doorknocker. The Gothic arched gates were dedicated in 1919.