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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
MAUSOLEUMS. 
The accompanying illustration of the Ziegler 
mausoleum, to be erected in Woodlawn cemetery 
New York, draws attention to the number of such 
memorials which have been built the past year, and 
to the increasing demand for this class ol mortuary 
edifices. 
The mausoleum is distinctly the monument of 
the well-to-do, for whether we take the small and 
unpretentious structures, worthy of the name, cost- 
ing but a thousand or two dollars, or those recently 
built at a quarter of a million or more, it is a ques- 
tion of degree of wealth only. And this in a sense 
may be the criterion of the prosperity of a country 
since the days of Mausolus, whose tomb at Heli- 
carnassus was one of the seven wonders of the world. 
In design, the mausoleum should be, just as 
with all other descriptions of sepulchral monuments, 
which, however, frequently appears to be over- 
looked, that a mausoleum is intended to be actually 
permanent, and consequently that the materialsen- 
tering into the construction should bear that stamp, 
both for the interior as well as the exterior work. 
However, there is such a wealth of permanent orna- 
mental material now at the disposal of the designer 
that this question of permanency does not affect 
the possible richness of at least the interior embel- 
lishments, as those who have travelled may well 
understand from their visits to ancient and modern 
ecclesiastical and mortuary structures abroad. And, 
moreover, some of the recent work in this country 
displays the possibilities as regards both American 
products and American skill. 
The mausoleum unquestionably offers a large 
field to the accomplished designer, especially in the 
department of ornament. To give some idea of the 
THE ZIEGLER MAUSOLEUM, WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NEW YORK. 
appropriate not only to the purpose desired, but to 
the site, and considering that proportion and har- 
mony are two principles absolutely required in 
architectural structures of this type, it is certain 
that only such designs should be chosen, as clearly 
display taste and proportion, and are the product of 
properly qualified designers. 
The mausoleum illustrated, in design a modified 
Parthenon, so to speak, is a more or less common 
design, but when situated as the cut suggests, and 
built on lines as graceful as the great original, is 
hard to surpass. Such a structure should be a work 
of art, and should be located on a lot large enough 
to avoid the contiguity of inappropriate neighbors 
and surroundings, so that its graceful lines and de- 
tails may fulfill the purpose of its designer. 
Another and most important matter in connec- 
tion with the design and construction of mausole- 
ums is that of material. It must be borne in mind, 
increase in the construction of mausoleums, it may 
be mentioned that in Woodlawn cemetery, New 
York, during the past year 16 have been erected at 
a cost of $297,000. 
The Jay Gould mausoleum in Woodlawn issimi- 
lar in style to the one illustrated; Mr. Huntington’s, 
the railroad magnate, and many of New York’s 
millionaires have their costly mausoleums in this 
aristocratic burial ground. 
The Ziegler mausoleum will be constructed of 
Barre granite, and will stand on a lot said to have 
cost $35,000. The ground dimensions are 33 ft. 2 
in. by 25 ft. 7 ' n -> with an extreme height of 17 ft. 
6 in. Rising from the third course and surround- 
ing the inner structure are 32 fluted Doric columns, 
9 ft. in length. The interior walls and ceiling will 
be finished in polished granite with marble faced 
crypts. It is under construction by C. E. Tayntor 
& Co., of New York City. 
