Mausoleums

"Bat Vault"

This mausoleum is not in Ohio. But I thought that it was interesting. The cemetery staff claims that the bats constantly fly over and around this mausoleum only. They do it day and night. The woman buried here was supposed to have been into the black arts.The bats are believed to be guarding the building. They won't bother you unless you approach the door. Then they will dive at you and grab your hair and have been known to pull the hats off of visitors. Stay across the driveway and they will not bother you.

There are thousands of cemeteries in this great country. And in those cemeteries, there are thousands of mausoleums. For those who do not know what a mausoleum is, it's a cute little stone house where dead people live...or, I should say, where they stay dead.

Mausoleums date back to Egypt and Rome when kings and the wealthy had elaborate tombs constructed for their entire families to rest out in eternity. Today, most mausoleums are still used to house family members. but not all. Some only hold the mortal remains of a husband and wife. Possibly, they didn't like their family and refused to spend an eternity with them. For the most part, mausoleums are created by folks who what to say, "See! I was rich when I was alive but now I'm just as dead as any other citizen who has died.

Most mausoleums are built of stone. Marble and granite are favorite materials that are used. But some are constructed of brick. The idea is to create a structure that will last for centuries and, for the most part, they do.

This blog highlights many mausoleums in cemeteries that I have toured in the Akron, Ohio area. I have added a few other mausoleum pictures that I've found because of interesting factors. But most are from Akron and surrounding area cemeteries.

Then in 1891, another area called the "western section" was added. When driving through the main gate of Glendale, several structures catch your attention. To the left on the hill, is the Bell Tower, then there's the office, the Gate Lodge and the Civil War Chapel. (The Chapel has it's own Find-A-Grave page). The Civil War Chapel was built to commemerate Akron's Civil War dead. Names of those who did not return are inscribed on the interior walls. The basement is a tomb for those who did return. There are hundreds of veteran's graves from all the wars at Glendale.

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"Bat Vault"

~ Mount Hope Cemetery ~

Eliza Filler Mausoleum

~ Glendale Cemetery (Akron Rural Cemetery) ~

Cypress Drive

Alfred & Sarah Barber Mausoleum

Bisbee - Janse Mausoleum

The Conger Mausoleum

Commins Mausoleum

E.S. Day Mausoleum

Denham Mausoleum

Walter Franklin Mausoleum

Fuchs Mausoleum

Good - Dodge Families Mausoleum

Held Family mausoleum

Hill Family Mausoleum

Lamparter Mausoleum

George & Lydia Maag mausoleum

William McFarlin Mausoleum

Mustill Mausoleum

Reifsnider Mausoleum

G.J. Renner Mausoleum

Robinson Family Mausoleum

Rutherford Mausoleum

Sisler family mausoleum

Stadelman - Grant Mausoleum

Werner Mausoleum

McCalliard - Rowley Mausoleum

Williams Mausoleum

Bertram Work Mausoleum

Frederick Work Mausoleum

Yeager Mausoleum

~ Tallmadge Cemetery ~

Treat Family Mausoleum

~ Mount Peace Cemetery ~

Koch Family Mausoleum

The Moon Vaults/Mausoleum

Schoeninger Mausoleum

Kull mausoleum

~ East Akron Cemetery ~

Viall Mausoleum

H. Robinson

Subotin

T. Robinson

Akers Mausoleum

~ Holy Cross Cemetery ~

New Mausoleum

Donzelli Mausoleum

Blanco Mausoleum

~ St. Vincent Cemetery ~

~ Oakwood Cemetery ~

The Phillips Mausoleum

Zucco Mausoleum

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