{"nrhp_refnum":"79001845","name":"Otterbein Mausoleum","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Walnut St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westerville","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":40.12039765000003,"lon":-82.93618869399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, T-shaped mausoleum in Otterbein Cemetery on West Walnut Street in Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, built in 1924 by the Columbus Mausoleum Company.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the mausoleum is a rare example of Neo-Egyptian Revival architecture, with features such as massive walls, a gorged and rolled cornice, palm-leaf column capitals and a vulture-and-sun-disk symbol. It is described as perhaps the best remaining example of the style in the greater Columbus area. It was planned for the Westerville community and dedicated in November 1924.","narrative":"Set back about 500 feet from West Walnut Street in Westerville's Otterbein Cemetery and barely visible from the road, this one-story mausoleum follows a simple T-shaped plan. Built in 1924 by the Columbus Mausoleum Company, it holds 300 crypts and cost $125,000. E. E. Redman, a construction agent for the company, planned it for the community, and it was dedicated on November 30, 1924. Its walls combine high-relief Egyptian Revival pillars set in recesses with plain Bedford stone, topped by a gorged and rolled cornice. The slightly projecting entrance has double doors under a fanlight, flanked by columns with palm-leaf capitals and a vulture-and-sun-disk symbol above. Inside, the walls are faced in Vermont marble. The building is listed because it is a rare example of Neo-Egyptian Revival design, a style that drew interest in the 1830s and again in the 1920s, and it is considered perhaps the best surviving example in the greater Columbus area.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Columbus Mausoleum Company","architectural_style":"Neo-Egyptian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition, unaltered, on its original site, and occupied; owned by the City of Westerville. A city letter notes the roof needed rehabilitation in spring 1980.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.579135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79001845.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001845/3b89ff64e9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79001845/3b89ff64e9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otterbein_Mausoleum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otterbein_Mausoleum.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988376","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterbein_Mausoleum","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136327347"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/otterbein-mausoleum-79001845/"}