Easton Cemetery
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Easton Cemetery
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| Location: | 401 N. Seventh St., Easton, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°WCoordinates: 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°W |
| Area: | 58.5 acres (23.7 ha) |
| Built: | 1849 |
| Architect: | Sidney, James Charles; Sebring, William |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
90001610 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 25, 1990 |
Easton Cemetery is a historic cemetery and burial site of many notable individuals, located in Easton, Pennsylvania. [2]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Easton Cemetery's parklike cemetery landscape design is based on the picturesque romantic styles of the early and late 19th century. Its landscape is set with thousands of examples of funeral artwork, in a variety of decorative styles, spanning Greco-Roman Revival, Gothic Victorian, and Art Deco. Established in 1849, Easton Cemetery is the earliest and best surviving example of a romantic parklike cemetery within the Lehigh Valley metro area. Architecturally noteworthy features include a Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office, stable, cemetery chapel, and a Gothic frame workshop. Today the cemetery gate has been listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Notable burials [edit]
- Jefferson Davis Brodhead (1859-1920)
- Richard Brodhead (1811-1863)
- Thomas Coates (1803-1895), pioneer of American wind band music, bandleader 47th PA Inf. Regt. Band
- Peter Ihrie, Jr. (1796-1871)
- Philip Johnson (1818-1867)
- William Sebring Kirkpatrick (1844-1932)
- Howard Mutchler (1859-1916)
- William Mutchler (1831-1893)
- James Madison Porter (1793-1862)
- James F. Randolph (1791-1872)
- Joseph Fitz Randolph (1803-1873), represented New Jersey at large in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843.[3]
- Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864)
- Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1827)
- Henry Joseph Steele (1860-1933)
- George Taylor (1716-1781)
- David Douglas Wagener (1792-1860)
- Charles A. Wikoff (1837-1898)
- Conrad Meyer Zulick (1838-1926)
- Samuel Morton Zulick (1824-1876)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas E. Jones (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easton Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ^ Joseph Fitz Randolph, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 11, 2007.
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