The Washington times., 1923-04-28
ABBEY. IS HERE
7 FOR VIRGINIA
HEIGHTS
Community MausoIeum viii
Soon Be Erected Adjoining
Arlington Cemetery.

The community nausoleum has
reached Washington and the near
future viii witness the erection of
magnificent structure of this ma
ture on the heights of Arlington,
in Virginia. The United States
Mausoleum Company, which will
construct the edifice, announces,
through its president, Frank E.
Hunt, that Arlington Abbey" will
be one Of the most beautiful COM
n1unity rnausoleuns in America.
Granite and Marble.
The plans for the Abbey call.
for building of granite and marble,
embracing all the best features de-
veloped in mausoleum construction
throughout the world Rising from
the center of an attractive site OF
approximately four acres surround
ed on every side with green lawns,
covered with growing blossoms and
stately shade trees, this community
mausoleum will mark an important
innovation in Washington in meth
DDS of disposing of the dead.
The exterior walls of the build
ing will be constructed of granite.
while the interior will be of polished
white marble. The foundations of
the building will rest on bedrock or
natural strata. which, together with
concrete walls eighteen-inches thick,
REINFORCED and anchored to the
granite exterior, and roof nearly
seven inches thick made of con-
crete, nailorite and interlocking tile
will constitute a building of such
q nature as to defy the ravages of
time and stand throughout the ages.
The crypts are to be of concrete
with white marble fronts and mar
BILE shelvings. Heavy bronze doors
win lend dignity and beauty to the
main entrance and open into a
marble corridor leading to the
chapel in the center of the building,
which will be capable of accomodat-
ing several hundred persons. Marble
corridors, running off in several di-
rections, will contain the crypts.
private rooms and deluxe sections.
The sanitary or ventilating system
will include the most modern de-
vices used in the construction Of
mausoleums.
An Endowment Fund.
An endowment fund Is to be
created and set aside to insure
the everlasting upkeep of the
buildings and grounds. AIRING
ton Abbey" will adjoin and face
on Arlington Cemetery, the ma
tons burial ground and one of
the most beautiful spots in the
world. 1t will command a mag
nificent view of the Potomac River
and washington. Within the |
shadow of the historic Lee mansion
and Fort Myer, the site is an ideal
one.
The community mausoleum, while
an innovation to Washington, has
been accepted by many of the
large cities of the United States
Cd of disposing of the remains OF
the dead. Within the past decade,
they have sprung rapidly into favor
and there are now more than
.1.700 community mausoleums in
this country.
Owing to the expense connected
with the building of mansoleums,
people of moderate means have
hitherto been unable to avail them
selves of this method. The COM
munity mausoleum has solved this
problem, for 1t now costs no more
TO place the remains of the dead
than it does to inter them in the
grave.
A Sold First Plan.
The sponsors of Arlington Alb
hey" are operating upon the sold
first" plan. No crypts, deluxe
sections or private rooms will be
included in the building that have
not been contracted for when the
foundations are started. No money
is expected or will be accepted,
from the subscribers at this time.
All space contracted for will
be paid for under the following
arrangements; 25 per cent of the
purchase price when the founda-
tons are started; rs per cent when
the side walls are started: 25 per
cent when the roof is started; and
the remainder within ten days after
proximately $4,000 worth of
space in Arlington Abbey" has
already been disposed OF.
The United States MausoIeum
Company will deposit a bond with
the Guaranty Savings Bank of
Washington before ground is
broken for the foundations, guar
anteeing the completion of the
structure down to it's smallest de-
tail. This eliminates every hazard
from the operation. as before q
subscriber pays a single penny for
space, the bond will be In opera
ton, assuring the contracting par
ties that Arlington Abbey will
be finished according to plans and
specifications.
The endowment fund will be
placed in the hands Of q board of
trustees, selected from among the
owners of space in the building.
These trustees will use the inter
est obtained from the fund in
maintaining the everlasting upkeep
and care of the building and
grounds.