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Van Ness Mausoleum
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National Register of Historic Places

Van Ness Mausoleum

On the National Register since 198244 years
Romantic Classical RevivalListed 1982Washington
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About Van Ness Mausoleum

Van Ness Mausoleum, at Oak Hill Cemetary, 3001 R St. NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 17, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArtwork by George Hadfield. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1833 to today

  1. 1833Built, designed by George Hadfield
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Oak Hill Cemetary, 3001 R St. NW, Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Van Ness MausoleumStart here
  2. 2Mount Zion CemeteryBuilt 1808 · next door
  3. 3Dumbarton HouseFederal: Adamesque · Built 1800 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4EvermayFederal · next door
  5. 5Oak Hill Cemetery ChapelGothic Revival · Built 1850 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

StDumbarton BridgeRomanesque Revival · Built 19150.2 miBStudio House20th Century Revival0.2 mi★Charles Evans Hughes HouseSpanish0.2 miBJoseph Beale HouseRoman Revival0.2 mi★Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorgian Revival0.2 miDMassachusetts Avenue Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.2 miBTucker House and Myers HouseColonial Revival · Built 19250.2 miDRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic DistrictDesigned Historic Landscape0.2 miBFrancis Junior High SchoolBuilding0.3 miBMount Zion United Methodist ChurchGothic0.3 miBEmbassy Gulf Service StationClassical Revival · Built 19370.3 miBWalsh StableBuilding0.3 mi★Larz Anderson HouseLate Renaissance Revival0.3 miBCosmos ClubBeaux Arts · Built 19010.3 miBJapanese EmbassyNeo-Georgian0.3 mi★Frances Perkins HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19140.3 miDSheridan-Kalorama Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBHillandale-Main Residence and GatehouseItalian Renaissance · Built 19220.3 mi
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BJohn Stoddert Haw HouseFederal0.4 miBIsaac Owens HouseFederal0.4 mi★Newton D. Baker HouseBuilt 17940.4 miBApartment Building at 2225 N StreetVernacular0.4 miBSpencer Carriage House and StableLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.4 miBDuncan Phillips HouseBuilt 18970.4 miOAmerican Revolution StatuaryObject0.4 miBMeeting House of the Friends Meeting of WashingtonColonial Revival0.4 miBChrist ChurchGothic · Built 18850.4 miDMontrose ParkDistrict0.4 miBEngine Company 29Colonial Revival · Built 19250.4 miBLuzon Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18960.5 miBMullett RowhousesLate Victorian0.5 miBOld Stone HouseBuilt 17650.5 miBCustomhouse and Post OfficeRenaissance Revival0.5 miBBrigadier Gen. George P. Scriven HouseBuilding0.5 mi★Tudor PlaceBuilding0.5 miBFraser MansionBeaux Arts · Built 18900.5 mi★Windsor LodgeBuilding0.5 miBThe LindensGeorgian0.5 mi

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Questions about Van Ness Mausoleum

Is Van Ness Mausoleum on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 17, 1982 (Register number 82001032).

Is Van Ness Mausoleum a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Charles Evans Hughes House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Van Ness Mausoleum?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Van Ness Mausoleum?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692594 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.