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 / 47.20917°N 122.47444°WCoordinates: 47°12′33″N 122°28′28″W / 47.20917°N 122.47444°W
Built	1910
Architect	Gove, George; Nelsen, Silas
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	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] 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] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Reiter, p.16
3. WSSC, p.430

Sources

• Reiter, Darlyne A. (2007). South Tacoma, Arcadia Publishing.
• Washington Supreme Court (1919). Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington, Bancroft-Whitney Co.