Auburn Community Mausoleum

	Auburn Community Mausoleum
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Auburn Community Mausoleum, January 2014
Location	1431 Center St., Auburn, Indiana
Coordinates	41°22′00″N 85°03′18″W / 41.36667°N 85.05500°W
Area	less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1917
Architect	Ohio Mausoleum Company; Bryan, Cecil E.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	The Early Community Mausoleum Movement in Indiana
NRHP reference No.	14000069
Added to NRHP	March 24, 2014

Auburn Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Roselawn Cemetery at Auburn, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a one-story, monolithic cubic limestone structure with simple Classical Revival style detail. It features a shallow porch with two Doric order columns. The mausoleum continued to be used for interments into the 1960s.^[2]^: 3

This was the third community mausoleum constructed in DeKalb County. Community mausolea had only gained popularity a few years prior, with a national movement to construct these types of buildings beginning in neighboring Ohio in the early 20th century. Many prominent DeKalb County residents are interred here, including Dr. Lida Powers Leasure (first female school superintendent in Indiana and the first woman elected to statewide public office in the state), Roy Faulkner (final president of the Auburn Automobile Company), and Wilford Rettig (an aviator and veteran of the First World War).^[2]^: 5–6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service. April 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Auburn Community Mausoleum" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.

[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service. April 4, 2014.

[SHAARD-2] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Auburn Community Mausoleum" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.

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