The cemetery includes several Masonic features, including a massive marble mausoleum.
The mausoleum has two levels. At the entrance, on the second level is the Temple meeting room.
The dedication plaque inside mausoleum entrance reads:Mount Moriah Temple
Dedicated May 1928
Robert E Peden - Architect
Grand Master seat in Temple meeting room.
The Lodge room contains many symbols and features reprentative of the Shriners, Masons, Scottish Rite, and Eastern Star. The meeting room is topped by a stepped pyramid ceiling with a skylight that is not visible externally from the ground.
Large and small ornate burial chambers predominate the Mausoleum.The upper level wings are filled with large and small private burial chambers and ornate display niches. The lower level contains some burial chambers but its wings are more open halls and open rooms.
See more in this quick flickr picture show: http://bit.ly/Qty8f
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