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

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The Maud Vanderlinde mausoleum has undergone more modern alterations than any other mausoleum in Mount Mora. The rectangular structure is constructed of exposed red brick with single slabs of limestone forming the gabled roof. Gabled parapets at the front and rear facade protrude well above the roof slabs.

The brick mason exhibited his skills in laying prosaic brick. Below the gable apex are several corbelled courses on the facade above a double row of saw-tooth courses; the base of the wall is defined with a single course of raised brick at the bottom. At the rear elevation, the brick has numerous progressively recessed corbels. The corners of the structure are strongly defined with pilasters projecting well beyond the wall planes and rising to a cap intersecting with the gabled parapet. On the facade, the center face of the pillars features a single panel with a course of saw-tooth patterned brick. Where the slight overhang of the eaves has protected the saw-tooth course of brick, it is possible to detect remnants of masonry stucco that may have coated the entire brick structure, possibly to make it resemble stone or granite.

The entry to the mausoleum is centered in the gabled facade with a half-round arch stone lintel, smooth dressed with the name "MAUD VANDERLINDE incised in the face. A single stone forms the stoop. The wooden door and jamb, deteriorated over time to the point they were in danger of collapse, were removed and relocated to the interior and the entry bricked up with solid masonry.

There is no access to the interior at this time. A digital camera dropped within the interior space shows an unembellished brick interior with two coffins on biers.