Greenville Mausoleum
Ohio, United States
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Built in 1913 in Greenville, Ohio, the Greenville Mausoleum is a distinctive Egyptian Revival structure conceived by local physician J. P. Collett. Constructed of concrete faced with courses of limestone on a granite foundation and topped with ceramic tile, the building features marble Doric columns flanking its main entrance. The interior adopts a basilican plan with multiple aisles, accommodating approximately four hundred concrete and marble crypts, while additional family crypts occupy the wings. Twelve clerestory windows illuminate the space from beneath the roofline. Positioned along West Street adjacent to the cemetery's main entrance, this mausoleum stands as a rarity among regional cemetery architecture—no comparable Egyptian Revival mausolea exist nearby, whereas contemporary structures in western Ohio typically employed Neoclassical or Romanesque Revival styles. Its architectural significance earned it National Register of Historic Places listing in 1976, making it Darke County's fourth such designation.
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- Type
- mausoleum
- Materials
- limestone
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Ohio, United States
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