The Hays family mausoleum received its first residents in 1904. The stained glass is striking, and the combination of arch and “modern Ionic” columns is elegant.
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Hays Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
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Junker-Duvall Mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery
A severely plain structure, almost like a quick sketch of a classical mausoleum; it is most notable for the stained-glass riot of symbols inside, including a floating eye that is disturbingly naturalistic. The mausoleum seems to have been built in 1921, when it received the remains of several Junkers and Duvalls.
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Charles E. Golden Mausoleum, Chartiers Cemetery
Father Pitt guesses from the style that this mausoleum is from the middle twentieth century. The cemetery records (volunteer-maintained) give us only a row of question marks for the death dates of Mr. Golden and his family. The polished granite is impressive, and there is a good stained-glass window inside.
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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.
