Auburn Community Mausoleum

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Auburn Community Mausoleum
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Auburn Community Mausoleum, January 2014
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Location1431 Center St., Auburn, Indiana
Coordinates 41°22′00″N85°03′18″W / 41.36667°N 85.05500°W / 41.36667; -85.05500
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
ArchitectOhio Mausoleum Company; Bryan, Cecil E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS The Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana
NRHP reference No. 14000069 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2014

Auburn Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Roselawn Cemetery at Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a one-story, monolithic cubic limestone structure with simple Classical Revival style detail. It features a shallow porch with two Doric order columns. The mausoleum continued to be used for interments into the 1960s. [2] :3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-04.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Auburn Community Mausoleum" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.