Unusual for its classic simplicity and perfection of workmanship," the Leeds family tomb, dated 1844, is an exquisite example of Greek revival from. Charles L. Leeds was a mayor of New Orleans and he headed the Leeds foundry, then one of the largest in region. All of the elements of the tomb and its enclosure were cast in iron. Floral forms and wreaths, urns and downspout grotesques are of incomparable quality. A large pediment urn recalls traditional, memorial architecture.