| Beecher Mausoleum | |
| Coordinates: | 41.3369°N -87.6189°W |
| Built: | -14 |
| Added: | September 18, 2013 |
| Refnum: | 13000714[1] |
The Beecher Mausoleum is a community mausoleum located at the junction of Illinois Route 1 and Horner Lane in Washington Township, Will County, Illinois, southeast of the village of Beecher. The mausoleum was built in 1913–14, making it an early example of a community mausoleum. The first community mausoleum in the United States was built in 1907, and changing burial traditions and successful marketing made them a popular method of burial through the 1930s. These mausoleums were most common in large cities, and the Beecher Mausoleum is a rare early example of a community mausoleum in a small, rural village. Architect Cecil E. Bryan, who designed many community mausoleums for the National Mausoleum Company, designed the mausoleum in the Neoclassical style.[2]
The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 2013.[1]