Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)
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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 # | 98001396[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1998 |
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery 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.[2]
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.[3]
Notable interments
- Christian Albert, Medal Of Honor recipient
- James Mitchell Ashley
- Lud Ashley
- Walter Folger Brown, Postmaster General
- Lave Cross. Baseball Player
- Leander Clark. An American businessman, Iowa state legislator, Union Army officer during the Civil War, Indian agent, and namesake for Leander Clark College.
- Charles Doolittle, Civil War general
- John H. Doyle
- John W. Fuller, Civil War brevet major general
- Addie Joss, Baseball Hall Of Fame Pitcher
- David Ross Locke, The Nasby Letters
- Isaac R. Sherwood
- Myles Thomas
- Morrison Waite
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ History
- ↑ Woodlawn's website
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