Fleming Saunders Mausoleum - Mount Mora Cemetery - St. Joseph, Missouri - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

1901
Architect / Builder: unknown

The Fleming-Saunders mausoleum is constructed of rock-faced coursed blocks of dolomite limestone in a gable-fronted rectangular shape. The pitched gable roof is comprised of two smooth dressed long stone slabs with a centered interlocking ridge cap. The ends of the slabs and cap have a curved cavetto shape and project beyond the wall planes to form a simple cornice on the structure.

A narrow frieze of smooth dressed limestone is continuous around the structure. The frieze intersects on the facade with the smooth dressed gable tympanum on whose face is a centered wreath with swags. To the left of the wreath is the number "19", and to the right "01". At the apex of the gabled roof is a small floreate, raised carving whose center is actually a ventilation hole. Below the frieze is a slightly recessed architrave, and also smooth dressed stone. Centered above the entry at the gabled facade, the names "FLEMING" and "SAUNDERS" are carved in simple raised letters. Paired engaged columns of dressed limestone flank the recessed entry, sited virtually at the comers of the structure. The columns, with Corinthian capitals, rest on protruding molded bases set on a broad plinth of smooth dressed stone. This plinth intersects with a broad course of smooth dressed stone encircling the structure on all elevations. In turn, the plinth tops three courses of rock-faced stone with uppermost beveled top face projecting beyond the plane of each elevation. The entry door surround is constructed of smooth dressed stone with chamfered outer corners. The doors are slabs of dressed limestone, each with a single decorative door pull and a trefoil patterned bronze hasp.

The very restricted area of the interior is dominated by the short ends of the crypts whose faces are of white marble with simple bronze knob pulls. The interior walls are covered with white glazed brick.