South Bend City Cemetery
South Bend City Cemetery | |
Location | South Bend, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°40′41″N 86°16′04″W / 41.67806°N 86.26778°W |
NRHP reference No. | 100003189[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 2018 |
The South Bend City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in South Bend, Indiana. It was established in 1831, when Lathrop Taylor and Alexis Coquillard donated the land upon which it was built.[2] The Miller Mausoleum was built in 1882 and the Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum in 1884.[2] The sexton's cottage, designed by Parker & Austin, was built in 1899, the same year that the cast iron entrance gate was installed.[2] A monument in memory of the veterans of the American Civil War of 1861-1865 was added in 1914 thanks to a donation from Union Army colonel Norman Eddy.[2]
Notable burials include Schuyler Colfax, who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873.[2] Joseph and Mary McKinley, the paternal grandparents of William McKinley, who served as the 25th President of the United States from 1897 to 1901, were also buried here.[2]
The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 4, 2018.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Feasel, Elicia; Minnick, Amy; Bryazka, Olga; Garner, Kurt. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: South Bend City Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via State of Indiana.