Fairmount Mausoleum, Public mausoleum in Denver, United States
Fairmount Mausoleum is a public mausoleum in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan. Built in 1929 and opened in 1930, it holds the remains of more than 17,000 people and one of Colorado's largest stained glass collections. The City of Denver listed it as a historic landmark in 2005.
The structure opened in 1930 after being designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan. Its construction reflected a period when cities built monumental burial facilities as symbols of civic importance and permanence.
Among those interred are The Denver Post co-founder Frederick Gilmer Bonfils and his daughter Helen, a businesswoman and philanthropist, along with Colorado governors Edwin C. Johnson and William Lee Knous. The architect Frederick E. Mountjoy, who co-designed the building, is also buried here.
Fairmount Mausoleum stands inside Fairmount Cemetery in Denver and was listed as a city historic landmark in 2005. Look for the graves of The Denver Post co-founder Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, Colorado governors Edwin C. Johnson and William Lee Knous, and medical scientist Florence Rena Sabin. The architect Frederick E. Mountjoy, who co-designed the building, is also interred here.
Among the roughly 17,000 people interred here are The Denver Post co-founder Frederick Gilmer Bonfils, his daughter Helen Bonfils, and architect Frederick E. Mountjoy, who co-designed the building and was buried in it in 1941.
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