Charles C. Breuer. Breuer was an optometrist by trade. When he died in 1908, he supposedly requested that his eyes be removed, put in glass, and placed in the bronze bust likeness of himself, located on the side of the monument.
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Charles C Breuer was never an Optometrist. According to the Cincinnati City And Business Directories for various years, he originally was a butcher and then later in the 1880's or 1890's he got into real estate. He was in debt due to his declining mental state and committed to Longview Asylum where he died several months later. There are several good articles in the newspapers: Cincinnati Post, July 11, 1908. Cincinnati Post, March 9, 1908 details the case against him for attempting to dynamite a bldg. he owned.
Contributor: Patricia Kettler Wagurak (47462886)
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Other stories report that Breuer requested glass eyes to match his own and had them placed in the bronze bust that was mounted on his marker. It was his way of "keeping an eye on things", even after death. Regardless, many people report feeling watched when they are near the Breuer marker and some say the head has moved…
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Charles C Breuer was never an Optometrist. According to the Cincinnati City And Business Directories for various years, he originally was a butcher and then later in the 1880's or 1890's he got into real estate. He was in debt due to his declining mental state and committed to Longview Asylum where he died several months later. There are several good articles in the newspapers: Cincinnati Post, July 11, 1908. Cincinnati Post, March 9, 1908 details the case against him for attempting to dynamite a bldg. he owned.
Contributor: Patricia Kettler Wagurak (47462886)
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Other stories report that Breuer requested glass eyes to match his own and had them placed in the bronze bust that was mounted on his marker. It was his way of "keeping an eye on things", even after death. Regardless, many people report feeling watched when they are near the Breuer marker and some say the head has moved…
Charles C. Breuer. Breuer was an optometrist by trade. When he died in 1908, he supposedly requested that his eyes be removed, put in glass, and placed in the bronze bust likeness of himself, located on the side of the monument.
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Charles C Breuer was never an Optometrist. According to the Cincinnati City And Business Directories for various years, he originally was a butcher and then later in the 1880's or 1890's he got into real estate. He was in debt due to his declining mental state and committed to Longview Asylum where he died several months later. There are several good articles in the newspapers: Cincinnati Post, July 11, 1908. Cincinnati Post, March 9, 1908 details the case against him for attempting to dynamite a bldg. he owned.
Contributor: Patricia Kettler Wagurak (47462886)
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Other stories report that Breuer requested glass eyes to match his own and had them placed in the bronze bust that was mounted on his marker. It was his way of "keeping an eye on things", even after death. Regardless, many people report feeling watched when they are near the Breuer marker and some say the head has moved…
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Charles C Breuer was never an Optometrist. According to the Cincinnati City And Business Directories for various years, he originally was a butcher and then later in the 1880's or 1890's he got into real estate. He was in debt due to his declining mental state and committed to Longview Asylum where he died several months later. There are several good articles in the newspapers: Cincinnati Post, July 11, 1908. Cincinnati Post, March 9, 1908 details the case against him for attempting to dynamite a bldg. he owned.
Contributor: Patricia Kettler Wagurak (47462886)
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Other stories report that Breuer requested glass eyes to match his own and had them placed in the bronze bust that was mounted on his marker. It was his way of "keeping an eye on things", even after death. Regardless, many people report feeling watched when they are near the Breuer marker and some say the head has moved…
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