Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum

Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum
	Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum in 2019
Location	Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°36′27″N 116°13′45″W / 43.60750°N 116.22917°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937
Architect	Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural style	Moderne, Modern Movement, Art Deco
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000226
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

The Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum in Boise, Idaho, was designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1937. The Art Deco, reinforced concrete building includes stained glass windows at the end of each wing, and a central stained glass window is across from a single, bronze door entry. The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[2]

The mausoleum is managed by Boise Parks and Recreation. It was constructed after a successful public offering of subscription sales promoted by George D. Mason of Glendale, California.^[3] The mausoleum was dedicated by Frank A. Rhea in 1938.^[4]

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References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2019. With accompanying pictures
^ "Concrete Poured for Mausoleum on Morris Hill". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 6, 1937. p. 3.
^ "Dedicate Mausoleum". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 27, 1938. p. 6.

External links

Media related to Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum at Wikimedia Commons
Morris Hill Cemetery website

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2019. With accompanying pictures

[3] "Concrete Poured for Mausoleum on Morris Hill". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 6, 1937. p. 3.

[4] "Dedicate Mausoleum". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 27, 1938. p. 6.

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