Grave of Calvin C. Phillips in Tallahassee, Florida

Located in The Oakland Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida.
A man infatuated with time, travel, and machinery, Calvin C. Phillips believed in planning ahead, even for his death. In 1900 Phillips built the first mausoleum in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery. The eccentric tomb was twenty feet tall and topped in the center with a minaret. After constructing his mausoleum, Phillips built cherry wood coffin. Phillips then had the coffin placed inside the mausoleum. In his planning he had given a key and lock to a friend so the vault could be locked after his death. And that was the end of Calvin Phillips…or was it.
Link to Florida Memories information on Calvin Phillips:
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Link to newspaper article abut Mr. Phillips skull being stolen:
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Link to newspaper article on Mr. Phillips:
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Governor LeRoy Collins article on Mr. Phillips:
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been there many times! I spent 2 nights at his grave!

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