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[[Joseph W. Bettendorf]] was an industrialist for whom the city of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] is named. His mausoleum was built in 1923 in the [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] style for $150,000.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of [[Barre Granite]] from [[Vermont]]. The interior features crypts carved from white marble and Egyptian-inspired [[stained glass windows]]. | [[Joseph W. Bettendorf]] was an industrialist for whom the city of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] is named. His mausoleum was built in 1923 in the [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] style for $150,000.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of [[Barre Granite]] from [[Vermont]]. The interior features crypts carved from white marble and Egyptian-inspired [[stained glass windows]]. | ||
The mausoleum built for Johanna Schricker, widow of Davenport lumber magnate Lorenzo Schricker, was designed in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style by Davenport architect [[John W. Ross (Iowa architect)|John W. Ross]]. It was built by the [[Vermont Marble Museum#Vermont Marble Company|Vermont Marble Company]] in 1899 at a cost of $6,489. The inspiration for the structure was the North Portico of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of Sutherland Falls white marble and features a bronze roof supplied by the Winslow Brothers of | The mausoleum built for Johanna Schricker, widow of Davenport lumber magnate Lorenzo Schricker, was designed in the [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style by Davenport architect [[John W. Ross (Iowa architect)|John W. Ross]]. It was built by the [[Vermont Marble Museum#Vermont Marble Company|Vermont Marble Company]] in 1899 at a cost of $6,489. The inspiration for the structure was the North Portico of the [[White House]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=Oliver/> Its exterior is composed of Sutherland Falls white marble and features a bronze roof supplied by the Winslow Brothers of Chicago. | ||
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