This is the very attractive result of modernizing an obelisk by applying Art Deco style to it. The earliest burial in this plot seems to be from 1925, which is probably about the date of the monument.
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Steenson-McCreery Monument, Homewood Cemetery
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Sebastian Mueller Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A standard Egyptian temple with a stained-glass view of the Pyramids. Mr. Mueller was buried here in 1938, but the mausoleum was probably built while he was still alive. Note the pristine bronze doors, by the way: much of the bronze in the Homewood Cemetery is regularly cleaned and not allowed to turn green.
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Frederick Mesta Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A cube-shaped 1920s mausoleum (Mesta died in 1929) with fine Gothic details. The stained glass is notable for the clever effect that produces the rays of the setting sun.
We suspect that Frederick was a brother of George Mesta, whose Egyptian mausoleum is nearby. Frederick’s name appears on a 1911 patent that “relates to the turning of metal in connection with a rolling mill,” so he was apparently also in the metalworking business.
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Thorp Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A standard classical mausoleum of the 1920s or so (the earliest burial was in 1930). Father Pitt’s favorite detail is the giant acorns where we usually find urns for flowers.
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Rowe-Huston Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A good example of how subtle variations differentiate classical Doric mausoleums. Here we have the standard Doric columns, fluted, in front of a rusticated stone mausoleum. It probably dates from about 1900.
