{"nrhp_refnum":"78002085","name":"Fostoria Mausoleum","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"702 Van Buren St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fostoria","county":"Hancock County","state":"OH","lat":41.16413163500005,"lon":-83.42738917499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A limestone and concrete mausoleum at 702 Van Buren (West S.R. 18) in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, built 1916-1917 by the Latchaw Brothers of Findlay.","why_significant":"The substituted statement argues it is architecturally important as an example of the Neo-Classical Revival style prominent in the 1910s. It is well documented because it matches a 1915 Findlay mausoleum by the same builders, apart from length. The original text also notes local importance for its prominent siting and ties to prominent citizens.","narrative":"Built in 1916-1917 at 702 Van Buren (West S.R. 18) in Fostoria, Ohio, this mausoleum is faced in limestone ashlar over concrete. It has Tuscan pillars, a gabled pediment dated 1916, a red French-tile roof with a windowed monitor, and stained glass windows. Inside, Vermont Green Mountain marble covers the walls, and 204 crypts line the interior. The Latchaw Brothers of Findlay built it for about $35,000 and promoted it as a venture owned by crypt-holding shareholders organized as a non-profit corporation. The dedication took place on May 27, 1917. Its listing rests on architecture: it is described as an example of Neo-Classical Revival design from the 1910s and is nearly identical, except for length, to a mausoleum the same company built in Findlay in 1915. The same firm also built mausoleums in Fremont and a second one in Findlay. The form reports no alterations to the structure or its detailing.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Latchaw Brothers (Philip S., Eli L., Charles Forney, and Isaac N. Latchaw), of Findlay, Ohio","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition; the form says no changes have been made to the structure or its detailing. Owned by the Fostoria Mausoleum Association, which was re-instated in 1976 and is working toward preservation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.508122-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/78002085.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002085/bd657e2e0d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002085/bd657e2e0d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fostoria_Mausoleum_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fostoria_Mausoleum_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989269","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111022374"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/hancock-county/fostoria-mausoleum-78002085/"}