Commissioned to the Swiss architect Hermann Mayer, designed in the eclectic style (with prominent elements of Neo-Baroque and Neoclassicism) and opened in 1897, the mausoleum measures 11 metres in height and 80 square metres in area.
Designed in the Neo-Baroque style, it is considered one of "150 great places in Illinois" by the American Institute of Architects.
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The décor of ship was in the style of Baroque revival, overseen by Johann Poppe, who carried out all of the interior decoration.
The building was sold to the Cork council Hjalmar Wicander in 1898 and he commissioned architect Carl Möller to remodel the house to its present appearance of a Baroque Revival architecture with Art Nouveau decor considered fashion at the time.