Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)
Woodlawn Cemetery | |
 Bridge over Silver Lake | |
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| Location | 1502 W. Central Ave., Toledo, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′53″N 83°34′46″W / 41.68139°N 83.57944°WCoordinates: 41°40′53″N 83°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 |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, 1920
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]
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[]
- Christian Albert, (June 13, 1842 – April 16, 1922) Medal of Honor recipient
- James Mitchell Ashley, (November 14, 1824 – September 16, 1896), Member of the United States House of Representatives
- James B. Steedman, Union Army Civil War General (July 29, 1817 – October 18, 1883)
- Lud Ashley, (January 11, 1923 – June 15, 2010), Member of the United States House of Representatives
- Walter Folger Brown, (May 31, 1869 – January 26, 1961), 49th Postmaster General
- Lave Cross, (May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927), Baseball player
- Leander Clark, (July 17, 1823 - December 22, 1910), An American businessman, Iowa state legislator, Union Army officer during the Civil War, Indian agent, and namesake for Leander Clark College
- Charles Doolittle, (March 16, 1832 – February 20, 1903), Civil War general
- John H. Doyle, (April 23, 1844 – March 24, 1919), Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
- John W. Fuller, (July 28, 1827 – March 12, 1891), Civil War brevet major general
- Steve Gordon, (October 10, 1938 - November 27, 19820, Screenwriter and film director
- Samuel M. Jones, (August 3, 1846 − July 12, 1904), Progressive Era Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
- Addie Joss, (April 12, 1880 – April 14, 1911), Baseball Hall Of Fame pitcher
- David Ross Locke, (September 20, 1833 – February 15, 1888), American journalist and commentator during the American Civil War
- Frazier Reams, (January 15, 1897 − September 15, 1971), U.S. Representative from Ohio's 9th District, elected twice as an independent
- Isaac R. Sherwood, (August 13, 1835 – October 15, 1925), Member of the United States House of Representatives
- Myles Thomas, (October 22, 1897 – December 12, 1963), American pitcher
- John Tiedtke Philanthropist, Farmer, Professor, Entrepreneur and scion of the founder of Tiedtke's
- Morrison Waite, (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888), 7th Chief Justice of the United States
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ History
- ^ Woodlawn's website
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Categories:
- Cemeteries in Lucas County, Ohio
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Protected areas of Lucas County, Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Lucas County, Ohio
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Geography of Toledo, Ohio
- Tourist attractions in Toledo, Ohio
- 1876 establishments in Ohio
- Rural cemeteries