LeMoyne Crematory - Wikipedia

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LeMoyne Crematory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark


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Location	Jct. of Redstone Rd. and Elm St., NW corner, North Franklin Township, Washington, Pennsylvania
Area	less than one acre
Built	1876
Architect	Dye, John
NRHP reference No.	96000078^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1996
Designated PHMC	August 01, 1953^[2]

The LeMoyne Crematory was the first crematory in the United States.^[3] Francis Julius LeMoyne had it built in 1876 on his own land, perched atop a location known locally as Gallow's Hill in the Pittsburgh area township of North Franklin, a bedroom community of nearby Washington, Pennsylvania. The first cremation took place on December 6, 1876. LeMoyne believed that cremation was a more sanitary way to dispose of bodies, preventing the contamination of drinking water.^[4] After 41 more cremations there (with LeMoyne being the third, 1879), the crematory was closed in 1901. LeMoyne's remains are buried there.^[2]

It is a brick 20 x 30 one-story building.^[4]

Today, the structure can be found in the same location off of South Main Street. The Washington County Historical Society occasionally offers limited tours.^[4]

In 1953, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed a historical marker noting the historic importance of the tavern.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1996.^[1] It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LeMoyne Crematory - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^ "LeMoyne Crematory". aCremation.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "LeMoyne Crematory". Landmark Registry - Public Landmark. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2013-12-08.

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