Property Record
1542 S WEBSTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAM EDWARD MINAHAN MAUSOLEUM |
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| Reference Number: | 223247 |
| Location (Address): | 1542 S WEBSTER AVE |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Allouez |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In 1912, a mausoleum was constructed to house the remains of Dr. William Edward Minahan, a physician from Fond du Lac who perished on the Titanic in April of 1912. His body was recovered from the shipwreck and entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery within the month. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912: National Archives, New York.” Green Bay Press-Gazette. March 20, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |