Auburn Community Mausoleum Explained

Auburn Community Mausoleum
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Location:1431 Center St., Auburn, Indiana
Coordinates:41.3667°N -85.055°W
Architect:Ohio Mausoleum Company; Bryan, Cecil E.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 24, 2014
Area:less than
Mpsub:The Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana
Refnum:14000069[1]

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]

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

Notes and References

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