New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
THE HOBART MAUSOLEUM. l.
A DORIC TEMPLE IN WHICH THE VICE
PRESIDENTS BODY RESTS.

Ms Garret A Hobart. who, as the mistress VI
the Cream White House in Washington "neH
her husband was ViCe-President, estaoilSheu
high reputation as charming ana tae'i1'
hostess. is known by her neighbors IN a1ei' '0,,
for the same qualities Her nome IN N'IIi
and Ellison SITS. known as Carroll Hall. is ID
architecture and in appointments ah
4 American home and. while it is cosey and COM
Portable it is also artistIcalIy iuFhisheN
contains many valuable works of art MIS-
Hobart now occupies this house with her on-,
son. She devotes much Of her time ana hiOH''
To charity. and has a large list OF pehsiol'i"
Recently she gave tract of ground an-
so, ooo 10 found a home for the Children's DaS
Nursery. of which she has been pa'roh -''
many years -.o,
At the Cedar Lawn Cemetery, near :.
Mrs Hobart has had a mausoleum erected u
which the body of the late Nice-Presldeht '
been laid awav. and which is one Of the he''
structures of the kind in the country II %
Doric ter1pIe. free from all orramentatloh ouA'
of Barre granite at a cost of SSoOto
The pIans were approved by President MchnA- w
lev shortly before his assassination
structure is 26 feet wide and "A FEET ueep. 90
Guiding the porticos. front and rear anu
feet : inches high. The front and rear io0
the porticos are supported by four hi''
fluted columns the mausOleum oeiilS ~
form of a double temple, with columns -
and rear modelled after the form OF the go
Temple. The columns which rise t"ei's
from, the base course of steps, are suEhi0U
by Doric caps Tho
DoubIe bronze doors form the entrance
onlv light is from window in the rear F0i u,s
through Il heavy iron and bronze e.iAN -
wallis are y feet ) inches thick ana 'he en-
structure is lined with marble, with ho0i '-
ceiling of the same material
Underneath the window in the centre Oi -,
rear vault is a double sarcophaSus' VI - ~
chiselled from solid block the oouy u -
Hobart lies on the nOrtherly SIDE Oh 'iI' :.
the other space is reserved for MIS-
On either side of the door are eatacoHlos' :,
of these are already occupied by the -.
Miss Fannie Hobart. who died IN 1'aIS 80 ~
saven wears ago. and the bodies of two cnliuiNA
who died while infants .,ad
The crovnstone Of the mausoleum weisne.
forty-three tons. and was the Iarses' :. ,ras
stone ever brought into New-Jersey- IL w.
hauled from the railroad to the -, ,be
TWENTY-FIVE teams of horses. Although
-, tires were very broad the wheels sans
into the roadbed and badly damaged IT, fln',,,,
and pulled along the road on skids. the
,,rs 1Iobart purchased a short time ago -
Castle a beautiful mansion in the HaIedoh ~.
which was erected about twenty-five years 90.
by John w. MacCulloch. a wealthy Lonaon Us
chant. who had retired from business; ,nan in
said at the time that MacCulloch hau @ IIsiadon
every part of the world. and thEit lne ~ his
landscape reminded him of the ,st see aceount he
boyhood days in Scotland. On that az az Of his
had determined to spend the remain td,t % acres
DAYS there He purchased three ana nan .v,Siou zion
uS us 1,nd and built the brownstone manslSs madsts
which is II by A feet in dimensions od the
rooms were furnished in Oriental stsie. 60. The
bouse was filled with valuable brlc-a-p s * no
silver plate was purchased at cost u, ~ took
While he made the Castle his hotne' sishteen
frequent trips to Europe ~ ~Apoue tbs new
months ago he determined to aDanuon ~. o-lers
home for the old one In Scotland gaa ,saronerfy
to ship his belongings and to sen 'ns bI,c auc-
Mrs. Hobart bought the p.aes cs,5 q. "a IN con-
ton a short time ago for So'-So' ~A~
wort il into a summer home.