Linwood Mausoleum

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Linwood Mausoleum
Linwood Mausoleum is located in Arkansas
Linwood Mausoleum
Location in Arkansas
Linwood Mausoleum is located in the United States
Linwood Mausoleum
Location in United States
LocationJct. of W. Kingshighway and Linwood Dr., Paragould, Arkansas
Coordinates36°3′4″N 90°30′11″W / 36.05111°N 90.50306°W / 36.05111; -90.50306
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Built bySouthwest Mausoleum Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.06001314[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2007

The Linwood Mausoleum is a massive limestone structure in Linwood Cemetery, Paragould, Arkansas. Occupying the highest ground in the cemetery, it is a rectangular single-story Classical Revival limestone structure, with stained-glass windows. Its interior walls are finished with gray-veined white marble. The entry is sheltered by a portico with Doric columns. The mausoleum houses 170 crypts. Built in 1920 by a group of private citizens, it was later conveyed to the city, and is (as of 2007) Arkansas' only known city-owned mausoleum. It is also architecturally distinctive in the region for its heavy limestone construction and Classical Revival features.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Linwood Mausoleum" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-22.