F R O M L O C A L P R O J E C T T O N AT I O N A L P R O M I N E N C E Joseph Earnshaw worked with cemetery superintendent Adolf Strauch on the Spring Grove projecta collaboration that would lead to a range of further projects. In fact, given the opportunity to develop a new kind of landscaped cemetery, Earnshaws company would become one of the most sought-after park and cemetery designers in the country. Adolf Strauch was born in Prussia in 1822 and, at an early age, worked in many of Europes royal gardens, most notably the Royal Botanic Gardens of Regent Park in London, England. Strauch arrived in the U.S. in 1851. By missing a connecting train on the way to Niagara Falls from Texas, Strauch found himself in Cincinnati. Strauch reached out to Robert Bowler, a Cincinnati resident he had met in England while he was giving guided tours of the Botanical Gardens in the Crystal Palace Exhibition. Bowler, a wholesaler of dry goods, convinced Strauch to stay in Cincinnati stating his expertise would be well applied in Ohio. 89Bowler himself employed Strauch to plant exotic trees and design the iconic Temple of Love, which covered a water reservoir for the greenhouses on the grounds of Bowlers hilltop estate. 90This work led to further projects for Strauch on the grounds of other Clifton residences, including Henry Probascos Oakwood estate and George Schoenbergers Scarlet Oaks, S pring Grove C emeter yJoseph Earnshaw and the Earnshaw family played a large role in laying out Spring Grove Cemetery. One of the earliest surveys of the cemetery was ordered by Adolf Strauch on April 5, 1878, and completed by Earnshaw in December 1879. This survey was not the first nor the last performed for Spring Grove Cemetery. The first survey performed on record occurred in 1847. MSP still completes surveys for Spring Grove Cemetery today, making Spring Grove MSPs first and oldest client.34