Lake Lawn Cemetery, Egan Family Tomb, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

2011 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Entry
Significance: Built around 1884, the Egan Family Tomb is of interest for its location in Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery and its Gothic Revival design. The tomb is located in the Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans which entered into the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1991. Here, many people of great significance to our history have been buried. The cemetery also includes an impressive collection of historic tombs, monuments, and mausoleums. The Egan Family Tomb was intended to replicate the ruin of an abbey as it existed on the family's estate in Ireland. In addition to the faux aging of the tomb into a ruin, its design features Gothic Revival details such as pointed arches and stone masonry.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1776
Survey number: HABS LA-1454-B
Building/structure dates: ca. 1884 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 91001780