Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans
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To the left, along the aisle, is a row of burial crypts which also served as the wall of the cemetery on Basin Street, Because if their arched shape the were commonly known as “oven” vaults.
Constructed probably in the middle of the nineteenth century these vaults are historically significant for their efficient use of the land and because they foreshadowed the modern mausoleum which has become popular in the middle of the twentieth century. The location of these vaults was once the center of the cemetery which originally included was is now Basin Street.
Preservation of these vaults was made possible by a grant from Acme Marble and Granite Company, New Orleans, Louisiana.
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
To the left, along the aisle, is a row of burial crypts which also served as the wall of the cemetery on Basin Street, Because if their arched shape the were commonly known as “oven” vaults.Constructed probably in the middle of the nineteenth century these vaults are historically significant for their efficient use of the land and because they foreshadowed the modern mausoleum which has become popular in the middle of the twentieth century. The location of these vaults was once the center of the cemetery which originally included was is now Basin Street.
Preservation of these vaults was made possible by a grant from Acme Marble and Granite Company, New Orleans, Louisiana.
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
