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]

Van Ness Mausoleum
Van Ness Mausoleum is located in Washington, D.C.
Van Ness Mausoleum
LocationOak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′42″N 77°3′16″W / 38.91167°N 77.05444°W / 38.91167; -77.05444
Built1824
ArchitectGeorge Hadfield
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofGeorgetown Historic District (ID67000025)
NRHP reference No.82001032[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1982
Designated DCIHSNovember 8, 1964

History

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The mausoleum was constructed in 1824 for the daughter, Ann Elbertina Middleton, and granddaughter, Marcia Helen Middleton, of Washington City mayor John Peter Van Ness and Marcia Burns Van Ness.[4][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 Colonel W. H. Philip to Oak Hill Cemetery in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., in 1872.[2][5] The structure was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[6]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Townsend, George Alfred (1874). "Washington, Outside and Inside". James Betts & Co.: 608. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Interments in the Congressional Cemetery" (PDF). July 17, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Van Ness Mausoleum". National Park Service. December 14, 1977. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Rambler Writes More About Burnes Family". The Sunday Star. September 8, 1918. p. 34. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "District of Columbia". National Register of Historic Places.
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