What is the history of mausoleums in the United States?
Mausoleums were built early on in the infancy of our nation. The major lead in building and usage of mausoleums didn’t come until 1920’s when California cemeteries built hundreds. Since then, the building of mausoleums has spread throughout the United States with mausoleums common in modern cemeteries. What is it called when someone is buried in a mausoleum? Entombment usually refers to above-ground burial. Interment refers to in-ground burial. How was the mausoleum constructed? Most of the large mausoleums are constructed using the ‘honeycomb’ method resembling a ‘beehive’. Concrete with reinforced steel bars provide a strong, durable structure. Each crypt has several holes in the side that lead to pipes which extend to the top of the building and allowing for a continuous flow of fresh air. How do you seal a crypt? Each crypt has two ‘doors’; an inner door usually constructed of concrete block and is doubled chalked around the edges and the outer door made of granite or marble is pla
