Auburn Community Mausoleum

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

Auburn Community Mausoleum
Auburn Community Mausoleum, January 2014
Auburn Community Mausoleum is located in Indiana
Auburn Community Mausoleum
Auburn Community Mausoleum is located in the United States
Auburn Community Mausoleum
Location1431 Center St., Auburn, Indiana
Coordinates41°22′00″N 85°03′18″W
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
ArchitectOhio Mausoleum Company; Bryan, Cecil E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSThe Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana
NRHP reference No.14000069[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2014

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

References

  1. "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.


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