The exclusive Rae Room at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum only opens to the public one day a year: Memorial Day.
Inside the silent vault is a pair of matching marble sarcophagi. They hold the remains of lumber baron George Rae and his housemaid-turned-second-wife, Elizabeth, who died in 1918 and 1942, respectively.
The eight-story, century-old mausoleum complex in the Sellwood neighborhood is the final resting place of approx. 97,000 people and features three multi-floor fountains, seven miles of corridors, stained glass windows, and a replica marble statue of Michelangelo’s “La Pieta.”
Guided tours are held each month; if you want to stay permanently, there are rare urn vacancies in the main chapel for $25,000.
