Woodlawn Cemetery | |
Location | 1502 W. Central Ave., Toledo, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 41°40′53″N83°34′46″W / 41.68139°N 83.57944°W |
Built | 1876 |
Architect | Eurich, Frank; et al. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 98001396 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1998 |
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Established in 1876, it sits on 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land, 47 acres (190,000 m2) are undeveloped, and consists of 65,000 interments. [4]
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