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2023: This Neoclassical mausoleum was constructed in 1912 following a design by Bennett F. Siebert with the People’s Mausoleum Company (Waterloo, Iowa) serving as contractor. The building is located near the center of the western division of the cemetery, immediately east of Section 25. The mausoleum is rectangular in plan with stone block walls and a flat roof with a vaulted center flanked by rows of skylights (these are not visible from a pedestrian view outside the building); it is oriented along a north-south axis with paved paths running parallel to the west and east (front and rear) sides of the building. Primary characteristics of the building’s exterior include a stepped stone foundation; stark expanses of smooth, unbroken wall space; a projecting cornice and unornamented frieze band that wraps around each façade; and a classical portico at the front entrance. The interior of the mausoleum contains a vestibule, chapel, side wings (each of which contains two parallel corridors), and a storage area and receiving tomb. In general, the building’s interior is characterized by its smooth marble walls and floors, its vaulted and coffered ceilings, and its stained-glass windows and skylights. The mausoleum contains eight family vaults (with 5 or 10 individual crypts each), 549 individual crypts, two columbaria (containing a total of 104 receiving spaces), and a receiving tomb containing 50 individual vaults. The interior of the mausoleum contains a vestibule, chapel, side wings (each of which contains two parallel corridors), and a storage area and receiving tomb. In general, the building’s interior is characterized by its smooth marble walls and floors, its vaulted and coffered ceilings, and its stained-glass windows and skylights. The mausoleum contains eight family vaults (with 5 or 10 individual crypts each), 549 individual crypts, two columbaria (containing a total of 104 receiving spaces), and a receiving tomb containing 50 individual vaults.
2016: THE OAK GROVE MAUSOLEUM WAS BUILT OF CUT STONE IN 1912. IT HAS 500 CRYPTS, DESIGNED IN NEOCLASSICAL STYLE, NEAR CENTER OF THE 80 ACRE OAK GROVE CEMETERY.
Builder was People's Mausoleum Company |
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