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PARK AND CEMETERY 
^he Simmons Matxsoletim, Troy, N. Y. 
The vault shown in the illustration was erected 
for the Simmons family, Troy, N. Y., in Oakwood 
cemetery in that city. The design is an original one 
of Romanesque style, and embodies a number of new 
features in vault work. Its many curved lines give 
course of the vault is of fine pointed work with draft 
lines, and has been so designed that it can easily be 
changed to accommodate from three to six or even 
nine catacombs with little additional expense. 
The interior is rich and elaborate and consists of 
THE SIMMONS MAUSOLEUM. TROY, N. Y. 
ERECTED BY JAMES INGLIS FROM GRANITE FURNISHED BY BICKFORD, MORE & CO. 
it a beauty radically different from the usual style of 
mausoleum designs. Its ground dimensions are i8 
ft. lo in. by 19 ft. and stands 24 feet high. The front 
steps are cut from one solid block, 9 ft. 9 in. by 6 ft. 
8 in. by 2 ft. 3 in., and the floor also is made from a 
single piece of polished granite, 1 1 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft. 
II in., quarried from what is known as the “curly 
granite” of the Woodbury Granite Company, which 
shows many prominent clouds and drifts. The base 
heavy marble work of moulded courses and columns 
with ornate capitals. 
The work was designed, sold and constructed by 
Mr. James Inglis, of Troy, New York, and the granite 
was furnished by Bickford, More & Co., Hardwick, 
Vt., from the quarries of the Woodbury Granite Com- 
pany, with the execption of the columns and front 
panel at the side, which are of red Westerly granite, 
highly polished. 
