Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. It is a National Historic Landmark of the National Park Service.[3] It is near the Schuylkill River. It is 3.5 miles north of Philadelphia.[2]
Laurel Hill Cemetery | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
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William Warner memorial sculpted by Alexander Milne Calder | |
| Location: | 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°00′14″N 75°11′15″W / 40.00389°N 75.18750°WCoordinates: 40°00′14″N 75°11′15″W / 40.00389°N 75.18750°W |
| Built: | 1836-1839 |
| Architect: | John Notman |
| Architectural style: | Exotic Revival, Gothic, Classical Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77001185[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | October 28, 1977 |
| Designated PHMC: | May 20, 2000[2] |
A group of wealthy people from Philadelphia wanted a cemetery outside the city. They found a place for it in Laurel Hill. It used to be owned by a businessman named Joseph Sims. Building of the cemetery started in 1836. It was finished in 1839. The Scottish architect John Notman designed the cemetery. It was his first commission.[3] There is a chapel. It is made in the Gothic architecture style.
Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Hale, George G. Meade, John C. Pemberton, and many other famous people, are buried there.[4]
Laurel Hill Cemetery Media
Aerial view of Laurel Hill Cemetery (on the left) near the Schuylkill River and nearby Mount Vernon Cemetery (on the right)
The Yellow Fever Memorial was built in 1855 to honor Philadelphia's "Doctors, Druggists and Nurses" who helped fight the epidemic in Portsmouth, Virginia
The cemetery was designed by John Notman with strings of terraces that descend to the Schuylkill River
The terra cotta receiving vault in South Laurel Hill was built in 1913
"The Silent Sentry" was stolen from Mount Moriah Cemetery in 1970 but was recovered and rededicated in Laurel Hill in 2013.
Headstone for the fictional character Adrian Balboa from the Rocky movie franchise
The Henry Disston family mausoleum is the largest monument in Laurel Hill[5]
The monument for William J. Mullen was built by Daniel Kornbau and exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition[5]
The gravesite of Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies radio broadcaster, includes a microphone shaped tombstone and two pairs of seats from Veterans Stadium
The Mother and Twins Monument was carved by Polish sculptor Henry Dmochowski-Saunders. It depicts his deceased wife Helena Schaff and their two deceased children[6]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Laurel Hill Cemetery". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Famous Memorials - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Find a Grave. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Keels 2003, p. 31.
- ↑ Keels 2003, p. 32.
Other websites
- Official website
- General View of Laurel Hill Cemetery, ca. 1847
- Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, 1840
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