Brooke Cemetery | |
Location | 2200 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 40°17′15″N80°36′17″W / 40.28750°N 80.60472°W |
Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | Chislett, John |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Modern Movement |
MPS | Pleasant Avenue MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 86001070 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 16, 1986 |
Brooke Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was founded in 1857. It includes several notable examples of funerary art in its headstones, above ground crypts, and mausolea dating to the 19th and early 20th century. It was designed by John Chislett, who also designed Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
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Frederick Hiester Brooke was an American architect from Washington, D.C., who designed houses, schools, churches, and embassies during his 40-year career. A native of Pennsylvania, Brooke studied in the US and France before opening his practice in the nation's capital. He served overseas during World War I and would later design a memorial in West Potomac Park which honors local soldiers. He was an active member in several professional organizations, most notably the American Institute of Architects. Brooke's wife, Henrietta, served as president of the Girl Scouts in the 1930s. Among Brooke's notable works are Dumbarton Oaks, the District of Columbia War Memorial, the Sulgrave Club and the British Ambassador's residence, which he codesigned with Edwin Lutyens.