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{{Short description|Gravesite in Washington, D.C.}}
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| location= [[Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Oak Hill Cemetery]], 3001 R St. NW, [[Washington, D.C.]]
| partof = [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown Historic District]]
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| location = [[Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Oak Hill Cemetery]], 3001 R St. NW, [[Washington, D.C.]]
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| architect = [[George Hadfield (architect)|George Hadfield]]
| built =1833
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| architecture = [[Neoclassical architecture|Classical Revival]]
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| architect= [[George Hadfield (architect)|George Hadfield]]
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| added = December 17, 1982
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| architecture= [[Neoclassical architecture|Classical Revival]]
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| added = December 17, 1982
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The '''Van Ness Mausoleum''' was designed by [[George Hadfield (architect)|George Hadfield]]. It is said to be a copy of the [[Temple of Vesta]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="alfred">{{Cite document
The '''Van Ness Mausoleum''' was designed by [[George Hadfield (architect)|George Hadfield]]. It is said to be a copy of the [[Temple of Vesta]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="alfred">{{Cite journal
|url=http://books.google.com/?id=WHoFAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Van+Ness+Mausoleum%22
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|title=Washington, Outside and Inside
|title=Washington, Outside and Inside
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|date=1874
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/PDF/Obits/H/Obits_Hadfield.pdf |title=Interments in the Congressional Cemetery |date=July 17, 2001 |access-date=2008-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041218003418/http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/PDF/Obits/H/Obits_Hadfield.PDF |archive-date=December 18, 2004 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
==History==
|url=http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/PDF/Obits/H/Obits_Hadfield.pdf
The mausoleum was constructed in 1824 for the daughter, Ann Elbertina Middleton, and granddaughter, Marcia Helen Middleton, of [[Washington City]] mayor [[John Peter Van Ness]] and [[Marcia Burns Van Ness]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/692293be-5942-49f8-9893-d9c6d849ff6f |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Van Ness Mausoleum |website=[[National Park Service]] |date=1977-12-14 |access-date=2022-09-10}}</ref><ref name="burnes">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109278970/the-rambler-writes-more-about-burnes/ |title=The Rambler Writes More About Burnes Family |date=1918-09-08 |newspaper=The Sunday Star |page=34 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-09-10}}{{Open access}}</ref> Built at an estimated cost of $34,000 with space for 18, it ultimately held 7, including John Peter Van Ness, who was interred inside in 1847. The mausoleum was moved by Colonel W. H. Philip to [[Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Oak Hill Cemetery]] in the [[Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]] section of Washington, D.C., in 1872.<ref name="alfred"/><ref name="burnes"/> The structure was put on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Interments in the Congressional Cemetery
|date=July 17, 2001
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}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> It was constructed in 1833, after the architect's death in 1826, initially for the wife of [[John Peter Van Ness]] who died in 1832.<ref>{{Cite document
|url=http://books.google.com/?id=kmujIJi3_FkC&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&dq=van+ness+mausoleum
|title=Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of
|last=Cutter
|first=William Richard
|last2=Adams
|first2=William Frederick
|publisher=Lewis historical publishing company
|pages=380
|date=1908
|accessdate=2008-01-16
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}}</ref> The mausoleum was originally on H Street, on the grounds of the orphan asylum founded by Mrs. Van Ness.<ref>{{Cite document
|url=http://books.google.com/?id=81odAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA248&lpg=PA248&dq=van+ness+mausoleum
|title=Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia
|last=Ridgely
|first=Helen West
|publisher=The Grafton press
|date=1908
|page=248
|accessdate=2008-01-16
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}}</ref> Built at an estimated cost of $34,000 with space for 18, it ultimately held 7, including John Peter Van Ness, who was interred inside in 1847. The mausoleum was moved by Col. W. H. Philip to Oak Hill Cemetery in 1872.<ref name="alfred"/> The structure was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.<ref>{{cite web
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|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/dc/district+of+columbia/state9.html
|title=District of Columbia
|title=District of Columbia
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==See also==
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* [[List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc9.htm Oak Hill Cemetery]
* [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc9.htm Oak Hill Cemetery] at National Park Service
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{{Georgetown, Washington, D.C.}}
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[[Category:Mausoleums in the United States]]
[[Category:Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)]]
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 20 September 2024

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]

History

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The mausoleum was constructed in 1824 for the daughter, Ann Elbertina Middleton, and granddaughter, Marcia Helen Middleton, of Washington City mayor John Peter Van Ness and Marcia Burns Van Ness.[4][5] Built at an estimated cost of $34,000 with space for 18, it ultimately held 7, including John Peter Van Ness, who was interred inside in 1847. The mausoleum was moved by Colonel W. H. Philip to Oak Hill Cemetery in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., in 1872.[2][5] The structure was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[6]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Van Ness Mausoleum". National Park Service. December 14, 1977. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Rambler Writes More About Burnes Family". The Sunday Star. September 8, 1918. p. 34. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "District of Columbia". National Register of Historic Places.
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