Fairmount Mausoleum is a public

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at Fairmount Cemetery in

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. The building was designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan. Constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, the Fairmount Mausoleum contains the remains of more than 17,000 people and houses one of the largest

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collections in the state of Colorado. In 2005, the Fairmount Mausoleum was listed as an official historic landmark by the City of Denver.

Notable interments

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(1852–1948) businessman and philanthropist *

Frederick Gilmer Bonfils Frederick Gilmer Bonfils (December 21, 1860 – February 2, 1933) was an American businessman and publisher who, alongside Harry Heye Tammen, owned ''The Denver Post'', the '' Kansas City Post'', and the Sells Floto Circus. Early life Born in ...

(1860–1933) co-founder of ''

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Helen Bonfils Helen Gilmer Bonfils (November 16, 1889 – June 6, 1972) was an American heiress, actress, theatrical producer, newspaper executive, and philanthropist. She acted in local theatre in Denver, Colorado, and on Broadway, and also co-produced plays ...

(1889–1972) businesswoman and philanthropist * Charles Gates, Sr. (1877–1961) founder of

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* Edwin C. Johnson (1884–1970)

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(1889–1959) Colorado Governor *

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(1878–1946) popular character actor * Eugene Donald Millikin (1891–1958) U.S. Senator * Frederick E. Mountjoy (1870–1941) architect, co-designer of the Fairmount Mausoleum * Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862–1958) U.S. Senator * Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953) American medical scientist * Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877–1933) U.S. Senator *

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(1887–1956) theatre and film director and producer, husband of Helen Bonfils

References

External links

Fairmount Heritage Foundation
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