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Lancaster Cemetery

Coordinates: 37°36′59″N 84°34′32″W / 37.61639°N 84.57556°W / 37.61639; -84.57556 (Lancaster Cemetery)
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Lancaster Cemetery
LocationCampbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Sts., Lancaster, Kentucky
Coordinates37°36′59″N 84°34′32″W / 37.61639°N 84.57556°W / 37.61639; -84.57556 (Lancaster Cemetery)
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1861
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSLancaster MRA
NRHP reference No.84001458[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1984

The Lancaster Cemetery in Lancaster, Kentucky dates from 1861. It is enclosed by Campbell, Crab Orchard, and Richmond Streets in Lancaster. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing structure.[1]

A sexton's house was built in 1866, using bricks from the former Old Republican Church which had been built in 1815. It has a stone receiving vault (1897) which was used to store bodies when grave digging was not possible. It has an original iron fence and stone entrance pillars, while entrance gates were recent (as of 1984) copies of original gates.[2]

Burials

Burials include:

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Lancaster Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2018. With three photos from 1983.