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Westlawn Cemetery was actually the first or older part of the cemetery and is where the upright markers are found. Hillcrest Cemetery was added later and the stones for this part of the cemetery are flat stones. The N. P. Dodge Co. was the original owner.
There is a section called Greenlawn (there is no Greenlawn Cemetery).
The Westlawn Mausoleum was designed by New York architect Henry Bacon, designer of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The structure, costing in excess of $460,000, was built between 1913 and 1915. The Classic Revival and Greco-Roman Temple mausoleum was officially dedicated on September 12, 1915. The structure is made from the same Colorado-Yule marble as the Lincoln Memorial.
In the center of Hillcrest portion of the cemetery, above the Memorial Lawn section, is the Singing Tower. The Art Deco Singing Tower was built in 1931, and was modeled after the famous Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Florida. The Tower plays music daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, 68106