Lancaster Crematorium

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Lancaster Crematorium
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Lancaster Crematorium, August 2011
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LocationGreenwood Cemetery, 719 Highland Ave., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′37″N76°18′17″W / 40.02694°N 76.30472°W / 40.02694; -76.30472
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Built byDinkelberg, Philip
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 83002253 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1983

Lancaster Crematorium is a historic crematorium located at Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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History

The Crematorium was built in 1884, and is a one-story, brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style.

It measures 48 feet by 32 feet and has a moderately pitched gable roof. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Crematorium" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2012.