Butler Community Mausoleum
Butler Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Butler Cemetery near Butler in Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a one-story, limestone structure with a red tile roof and simple Classical Revival style detail. It measures 36 feet wide and 78 feet deep and consists of a tall vestibule section and long nave-like wing with clerestory. At the entrance are flanking Doric order columns. The mausoleum was used for interments into the 1960s.[2]:3
Butler Community Mausoleum | |
 Butler Community Mausoleum, January 2014 | |
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| Location | County Road 28 E., east of Butler, Stafford Township, DeKalb County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°25′49″N 85°50′59″W |
| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Ohio Mausoleum Company |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | The Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000070[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 2014 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- "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. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
- "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: Butler Community Mausoleum" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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