150 tons of new granite blocks were brought from Rhode Island. The mausoleum was taken down to its foundation and the bodies removed to the Brewster vault. There was not a wagon in the region that could carry these pieces of granite from the railcar so Capt. Gavitt, who was in charge of the job, telegraphed for one of the company’s wagons, which had six wheels with tires two feet wide, to be sent on. A fifty-foot derrick also arrived.

The floor blocks are 10 inches thick, 6 feet wide and 16 feet long and weigh 10 tons each. The roof covering the north and south vaults are of one solid piece of granite, 28 feet long, 7 feet wide and weigh 13 tons each.

It took 4 months to reconstruct the building, which was several feet taller and had much improved construction and ventilation.

Edmund Leising was hired in 1960 to repoint mortar joints in the stonework and steps and to repair roof and window damage. After an extensive site review was conducted by architect John Bero in 1996, Heaster Building Restoration of Brockport repointed deteriorating mortar joints, inspected the foundation under the steps, turned 6 bowed panels upside down in the ceiling, created dry wells on the existing foundation and regraded the soil.

The stained glass window was kicked out by vandals in the 1960’s or 1970’s. The louvered, brass frame was bent and most of the exterior glass broken. Many pieces of the center glass were cracked or pierced by bb shot.

The Association began working with Valerie O’Hara of Pike Stained Glass Studios to restore the existing window, but soon discovered this was impossible due to the extensive damage. She helped the board select colors similar to the original for the center of the window and to create a design that is period appropriate for the outside of the center. It is believed that the small green pieces of glass around the perimeter are from the original window that was probably replaced in the center with the louvered window in 1886 for ventilation. Valerie recreated all but two of these pieces, as they were also damaged from bb shot. The window was installed and rededicated on August 27, 2016, the 150th anniversary of Dean Richmond’s death.

In 2021 Erick LeFevre of LeFevre Masonry Services removed, leveled, reset and repointed the stone steps on the front of the mausoleum, which were beginning to roll backwards and create water problems.