Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum
| nrhp_type =
| image = Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum (7).jpg
| caption = The Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum in 2019
| location= Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho
| coordinates = {{coord|43|36|27|N|116|13|45|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Idaho#USA
| built = {{Start date|1937}}
| architect = Tourtellotte & Hummel
| architecture = Moderne, Modern Movement, Art Deco
| added = November 17, 1982
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000170.pdf Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR]
| refnum = 82000226{{NRISref|version=2013a}}
}}
The Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum in Boise, Idaho, was designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1937. The Art Deco, reinforced concrete building includes stained glass windows at the end of each wing, and a central stained glass window is across from a single, bronze door entry. The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=82000226}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |accessdate=March 21, 2019}} With {{NRHP url|id=82000226|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}
The mausoleum is managed by Boise Parks and Recreation. It was constructed after a successful public offering of subscription sales promoted by George D. Mason of Glendale, California.{{cite news |title=Concrete Poured for Mausoleum on Morris Hill |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |date=November 6, 1937 |page=3}} The mausoleum was dedicated by Frank A. Rhea in 1938.{{cite news |title=Dedicate Mausoleum |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |date=June 27, 1938 |page=6}}
Notable interments
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See also
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum}}
- [https://parks.cityofboise.org/parks-and-facilities/parks/morris-hill-cemetery/ Morris Hill Cemetery] website
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Boise, Idaho
Category:Art Deco architecture in Idaho
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1937
Category:Mausoleums on the National Register of Historic Places
Category:Tourtellotte & Hummel buildings