Mount Holly Mausoleum | |
Location | Mount Holly Cemetery, 12th and Broadway, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°44′19.91″N92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | Thompson and Harding |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Classical Revival |
Part of | Mount Holly Cemetery (ID82000912) |
MPS | Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000912 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
Designated CP | March 5, 1970 |
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