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Categories: DetroitPhoto Du Jour

Dodge Brothers Mausoleum

Located in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, among the notables buried here are John & Horace Dodge.

Built in the Egyptian Revival Style, two stone Spyhnxes stand guard over the front door.

Both Brothers who were inseparable in life both died in 1920. They comissioned the Lloyd Brothers of Toledo, OH to build their mausoleum in 1913.

*With addional information from the late A. Dale Northup’s book Detroit’s Woodlawn Cemetery.*

Andrew

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  • I actually used to live in the house on the President of Lloyd Brothers in 1913 when this mosoleum would have been commissioned. The house is located in a neighborhood called the Old West End in Toledo, Ohio. It was vacant for several years and prior to that was abused by its previous owners. It is a rather simple Art & Crafts Foursquare, but the kitchen and bath were loaded with marble.
    As another side note, the Lloyd Brothers is still in business although they just moved from their original location across the street from the historic Woodlawn Cemetary to a small non-descript suburban location (their original building is dying a quick death and I wouldn't be surprised if it were razed soon.

  • Brent, Thanks for that story.

    Where is the location of the original building? I'm in Toledo occasionally for work, and I'll try to check it out next time I'm there.

  • It is located at the corner on Central Avenue between Upton and Detroit. It is on a corner but I can not recall the cross street. It sits right across from the main entrance to Woodlawn Cemetary

  • Thanks Brent, while I not that familiar with Toledo, all those streets are ones I have been on recently.

    I will try to check it out next time I'm there.

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