Garrett Community Mausoleum

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Garrett Community Mausoleum
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Garrett Community Mausoleum, January 2014
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LocationS. Hamsher St., Garrett, Indiana
Coordinates 41°20′43″N85°08′38″W / 41.34528°N 85.14389°W / 41.34528; -85.14389
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectSievert, Henry; Sweitzer & Fifer, Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS The Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana
NRHP reference No. 14000071 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2014

Garrett Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Calvary Cemetery at Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, cubic granite structure with simple Classical Revival style detail. It measures 30 feet wide and 42 feet deep. The mausoleum was largely used for interments into the 1950s, with the most recent in 1999. [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. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
  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: Garrett Community Mausoleum" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.