Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)

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Woodlawn Cemetery
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Location1502 W. Central Ave., Toledo, Ohio
Coordinates 41°40′53″N83°34′46″W / 41.68139°N 83.57944°W / 41.68139; -83.57944
Built1876
ArchitectEurich, Frank; et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 98001396 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1998
Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, 1920 Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - fa05f43bf5405893281a332b56868ff1 (page 1).jpg
Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, 1920
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, 1908

Woodlawn Cemetery is a rural cemetery [2] and arboretum located in Toledo, Ohio. It is one of several cemeteries in the United States to have that name, and one of a few to be on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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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]

Notable interments

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN   978-1558495715 . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  3. History
  4. Woodlawn's website
  5. "Horace Newton Allen". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. "Thomas "Lud" Ashley". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  7. "Walter Brown". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. "William T. Jackson". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  9. "David Ross Locke". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  10. "David L. Stine". Woodlawn Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2022.