The first stage of the Melville Mausoleum restoration project has been completed Here are two videos about the project. The first shows how the project progressed from December 2014 through November 2015. The second provides background about the mausoleum and explains why this project was important.
Cutting slate Michael Rodriguez cuts slate for the roof of the Melville Mausoleum in Oak Hill Cemetery. The slate was originally on the roof of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids. When that roof was replaced the best pieces were saved so they could be used on the Melville Mausoleum. Here Rodriquez cuts the slate…
Brickwork Bill Milhiem of Milhiem Masonry works on the Melville Mausoleum brick in December. At top left, he adjust scaffolding tarps to protect his work from the weather. At top right, he places a salvaged stone at the peak of the north side of the structure. Below left, he bricks up the entrance to…
Restoration of the first mausoleum at Oak Hill Cemtery Work is under way at the Melville Mausoleum in Grand Rapids’ Oak Hill Cemetery. Here in early December a crew from Midtown Craftsmen LLC remove the old slate shingles on the roof of the structure. A grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is paying for…
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