Tacoma Mausoleum

Tacoma Mausoleum
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	5302 S. Junett St., Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates	47°12′33″N 122°28′28″W
Built	1910
Architect	Gove, George; Nelsen, Silas
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	00000405 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 21, 2000

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.

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]

See also

• Afterglow Vista: Mausoleum in San Juan County, Washington
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Washington

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.^{[ISBN missing]}
• Washington Supreme Court (1919). Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington, Bancroft-Whitney Co.