The Mount Holly Mausoleum was designed by architects Thompson and Harding in 1917 and is located in

Little Rock Little Rock is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Arkansas, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. The six-county Central Arkan ...

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. Its architectural significance lies in its austerity of simple

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design. The structure was added to the

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in 1982. The

mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type o ...

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). Constructed of

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, the building is composed of a central entrance block flanked by two smaller wings. The entrance is framed by two fluted Doric

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which have been set back into the structure and are flush with the outside wall. A simple

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with

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molding wraps the entire central block; the simple

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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

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motif in

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. 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.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures completed in 1917 Greek Revival architecture in Arkansas Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas Mausoleums on the National Register of Historic Places Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas 1917 establishments in Arkansas Burial monuments and structures in Arkansas

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