The Van Ness Mausoleum was designed by
George Hadfield. It is said to be a copy of the
Temple of Vesta
The Temple of Vesta, or the aedes (Latin ''Aedes Vestae''; Italian: ''Tempio di Vesta''), is an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy. The temple is located in the Roman Forum near the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. The Temple of Vesta hous ...
in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
History
The mausoleum was constructed in 1824 for the daughter, Ann Elbertina Middleton, and granddaughter, Marcia Helen Middleton, of
Washington City mayor
John Peter Van Ness
Johannes Petrus "John Peter" Van Ness (November 4, 1769 – March 7, 1846) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1801 to 1803 and Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1830 to 1834.
Early life
Van Nes ...
and
Marcia Burns Van Ness.
Built at an estimated cost of $34,000 with space for 18, it ultimately held 7, including John Peter Van Ness, who was interred inside in 1847. The mausoleum was moved by Colonel W. H. Philip to
Oak Hill Cemetery in the
Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., in 1872.
The structure was put on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1982.
See also
*
List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
This is a list of public art in Ward 2 of Washington, D.C..
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned ...
Notes
External links
Oak Hill Cemetery*
*
Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
Mausoleums in the United States
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C.
Buildings and structures completed in 1824
Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C.
Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
Relocated buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.
Mausoleums on the National Register of Historic Places
{{WashingtonDC-NRHP-stub