Tacoma Mausoleum

The Tacoma Mausoleum is a mausoleum in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Built in 1910, the mausoleum was the first such structure in the U.S. to be built west of the Mississippi River.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Tacoma Mausoleum
Location5302 S. Junett St., Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates47°12′33″N 122°28′28″W
Built1910
ArchitectGove, George; Nelsen, Silas
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.00000405 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 21, 2000

In 1918, the mausoleum was sued by David Rea and his wife, who claimed that the existence of a mausoleum near homes constituted a nuisance. They were suing in an attempt to prevent the already built mausoleum from adding further structures on its premises, but the Washington Supreme Court ruled against them.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Reiter, p.16
  3. WSSC, p.430

Sources
  • Reiter, Darlyne A. (2007). South Tacoma, Arcadia Publishing.
  • Washington Supreme Court (1919). Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington, Bancroft-Whitney Co.
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