Van Ness Mausoleum
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Van Ness Mausoleum
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| Location: | Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St. NW, Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates: | 38°54′42″N 77°3′16″W / 38.91167°N 77.05444°WCoordinates: 38°54′42″N 77°3′16″W / 38.91167°N 77.05444°W |
| Built: | 1833 |
| Architect: | George Hadfield |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
82001032 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 17, 1982 |
The Van Ness Mausoleum was designed by George Hadfield. It is said to be a copy of the Temple of Vesta in Rome.[2][3]
[edit] History
It was constructed in 1833, after the architect's death in 1826, initially for the wife of John Peter Van Ness who died in 1832.[4] The mausoleum was originally on H Street, on the grounds of the orphan asylum founded by Mrs. Van Ness.[5] Built at an estimated cost of $34,000 with space for 18, it ultimately held 7, including John Peter Van Ness, who was interred inside in 1847. The mausoleum was moved by Col. W. H. Philip to Oak Hill Cemetery in 1872.[2] The structure was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Townsend, George Alfred (1874). Washington, Outside and Inside. James Betts & Co.. p. 608. http://books.google.com/?id=WHoFAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Van+Ness+Mausoleum%22
- ^ "Interments in the Congressional Cemetery". July 17, 2001. http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/PDF/Obits/H/Obits_Hadfield.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-14[dead link]
- ^ Cutter, William Richard; Adams, William Frederick (1908). Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of. Lewis historical publishing company. pp. 380. http://books.google.com/?id=kmujIJi3_FkC&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&dq=van+ness+mausoleum. Retrieved 2008-01-16
- ^ Ridgely, Helen West (1908). Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The Grafton press. p. 248. http://books.google.com/?id=81odAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA248&lpg=PA248&dq=van+ness+mausoleum. Retrieved 2008-01-16
- ^ "District of Columbia". National Register of Historic Places. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/dc/district+of+columbia/state9.html.
[edit] External links
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- "Search results for Van Ness Mausoleum". SAIC Digital Libraries. http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=thumbnail%2CA%2C1%3Brelati%2CA%2C1%3Btitle%2CA%2C1%3Bcreato%2CA%2C1%3Bcontri%2CA%2C1%3B30%3Btitle%2Ccreato%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOBIB=title%2CA%2C1%2CN%3Bsubjec%2CA%2C0%2CN%3Bdescri%2C200%2C0%2CN%3Bnone%2CA%2C0%2CN%3Bnone%2CA%2C0%2CN%3B20%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOTHUMB=20+%284x5%29%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOTITLE=20%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOHIERA=20%3Bsubjec%2Ctitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOSUPPRESS=0&CISOBOX1=Van+Ness+Mausoleum+hadfield&CISOROOT=all. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- "Van Ness Mausoleum". Archiplanet. http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Van_Ness_Mausoleum.
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1833
- Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
- Mausoleums in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
- Classical Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery
- Washington, D.C. Registered Historic Place stubs
