Van Ness Mausoleum

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

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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.

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