Hope Abbey Mausoleum was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the first dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon. The best example of Egyptian Revival architecture in the state, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Cecil E. Bryan, who also worked for Frank Lloyd Wright, built Hope Abbey and at least 80 other mausoleums throughout the United States.
- Mausoleum Spaces:
- Crypts are approximately 26” tall, 31” wide and 90” deep, and will hold one casket as well as one receptacle of cremated remains.
- Niches are approximately 17” tall, 12” wide and 17” deep, and will hold up to two receptacles of cremated remains.
- Interment/Entombment conditions:
- Whole body remains must be embalmed and placed in wood or metal caskets.
- For casket interment, rights purchasers are required to engage the services of a licensed funeral home or mortuary. Such company is responsible for the opening and closing of the crypt, under cemetery supervision and guidance. There is a fee for this service.
- Cremated remains must be entombed within niches or crypts and inside urns or other suitable receptacles. The cemetery is responsible for the opening and closing of niches for urn entombment. There is a fee for this service.
- Marble shutters are the plates that serve as the exterior-facing covers of the crypts or niches.
- The cemetery facilitates the engraving of the marble shutters for crypts and niches at an additional cost.
- Font styles and colors of the engraving are limited to cemetery standards.
- Up to two names may be included, and symbols or images may be added upon approval.
- All shutter design and artwork elements are subject to approval.
- General Rules:
- The mausoleum may be used for memorial services.Fresh flowers and memorabilia may be left on the marble ledges directly in front of the shutters.Items may be removed by EMCA staff when they become unsightly or if they are contrary to the Vision and Mission of the EMCA.