Mount Holly Mausoleum

Mount Holly Mausoleum
Mount Holly Mausoleum
Location Mount Holly Cemetery, 12th and Broadway, Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′19.91″N 92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W / 34.7388639; -92.2789528Coordinates: 34°44′19.91″N 92°16′44.23″W / 34.7388639°N 92.2789528°W / 34.7388639; -92.2789528
Area less than one acre
Built 1917
Architect Thompson and Harding
Architectural style Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Other
Part of Mount Holly Cemetery (#82000912)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP Reference # 82000912[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 22, 1982
Designated CP March 5, 1970

The Mount Holly Mausoleum was designed by architects Thompson and Harding in 1917 and is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Its architectural significance lies in its austerity of simple Greek Revival design. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The mausoleum is located in the northwest corner of Little Rock's oldest and most picturesque cemetery, Mount Holly (which is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places).[2]

Constructed of limestone, the building is composed of a central entrance block flanked by two smaller wings. The entrance is framed by two fluted Doric columns which have been set back into the structure and are flush with the outside wall. A simple cornice with cavetto molding wraps the entire central block; the simple parapet rises slightly higher over the entrance. The entrance features two double doors with multi paned leaded glass cames (grooved strips that hold together the panes) embellished with a laurel wreath motif in stained glass. Additionally, stained glass windows with predominant tones of gold, green, and lavender appear flanking the door and in the transom as well as at the rear of the main block.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Mount Holly Mausoleum Nomination Form". National Park Service. 1982.
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