Glover Mausoleum, Greek Revival mausoleum in Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Alabama, United States
Glover Mausoleum is a square brick structure in Riverside Cemetery in Demopolis, Alabama, built in Greek Revival style. The building contains thirty burial vaults stacked on the east and west sides, with cast iron columns supporting a porch and stucco walls scored to resemble dressed stone.
Allen Glover died in 1840 and was first buried elsewhere. Probate records show work on the vault began in January 1841, and by its completion in 1845 executors had spent at least $2,136.75. His remains, those of his first wife Sarah Norwood and a daughter were then moved into the vault. In 1882 Ann Gaines Glover began selling surrounding lots to the public, which established Riverside Cemetery.
The mausoleum design incorporates cast iron columns supporting a surrounding porch, with smooth stucco walls scored to reproduce ashlar stonework patterns.
The mausoleum stands on a chalk bluff above the Tombigbee River, southwest of Demopolis, within Riverside Cemetery. The cemetery grew around the vault after Ann Glover began selling lots to the public in 1882. The surrounding Gothic Revival cast iron fence, added in 1858, has been largely removed through vandalism, so the structure is approached on foot across open cemetery ground.
A granite sphere and cross crown the low-pitched roof, unusual elements that give the structure the appearance of a religious monument. An original Gothic style iron fence once enclosed the property but has largely vanished over time.
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