West Laurel Hill Cemetery
West Laurel Hill Cemetery | |
 West Laurel Hill Cemetery | |
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| Location | 227 Belmont Ave., Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′53″N 75°13′23″W / 40.01472°N 75.22306°W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Trumbauer,Horace; Cope & Stewardson |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Beaux Arts, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000991[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1992 |
West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the site of many notable burials, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992 (#92000991).[2] West Laurel Hill was designed as a rural cemetery and is a "sister" institution to the Laurel Hill Cemetery nearby in Philadelphia.
West Laurel Hill was the first cemetery to ever map its entire grounds on a smart phone device, enabling visitors to search and navigate to grave locations, and "access photos, video, text and other information." [3] Visitors can also use the app to navigate through tours of the cemetery and visit the grave sites of interesting and famous persons.
Notable burials
- Green Adams (1812–1884), represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district from 1847–1849 and from 1859-1861.[4]
- David Hayes Agnew (1818–1892), noted surgeon. Attended President James Garfield's gunshot wound.
- Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989), first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States.[5]
- Hobey Baker (1892-1918), namesake of U.S. college hockey's outstanding player award and only member of both the College Football and Hockey Halls of Fame.
- John Cromwell Bell (1892–1974), governor of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1947.
- Frank Bettger (1888-1981), Major League baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Richard Binder (1839–1912) US Marine Corps sergeant on the USS Ticonderoga during the Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor.[6]
- Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897–1973), biographer.
- Benjamin Markley Boyer (1823–1887), represented Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1865 to 1869.[7]
- Edward G. Budd (1870-1946), founder of the Budd Company.
- Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850–1933), founder of the Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of the Ladies' Home Journal and the Saturday Evening Post.[8]
- Loren Eiseley (1907–1977), anthropologist.[9]
- Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (1839–1917), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1889 to 1895.[10]
- Robert Cooper Grier (1794-1870) Associate Justice of The United States Supreme Court (1846-1870).
- Alfred C. Harmer (1825–1900), represented Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1871 to 1875, and from 1877 until his death in 1900.[11]
- Herman Haupt (1817–1905), Union Army General and engineer.[12]
- Anna Jarvis (1864–1948), originator of Mother's Day who then spent most of her life fighting its commercialization.
- Eldridge R. Johnson (1867-1945), Co-created the Victor Talking Machine Company.
- John Lawrence LeConte (1825-1883), 19th century American naturalist and entomologist after whom two birds are named.
- Hy Lit (Hyman Aaron Lit) (1934–2007), legendary Philadelphia radio & TV broadcaster.
- Robert M. McBride (1879–1970) publisher and defendant in the obscentiy prosecution of novelist James Branch Cabell
- Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (1901–1985), represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives from 1944 to 1957.[13]
- Daniel Pabst (1826–1910), cabinetmaker
- Teddy Pendergrass (1950–2010), soul and R&B singer
- John Reilly (1836–1904), represented Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1875 to 1877.[14]
- Jack Rose (1971–2009), American musician noted for his exploration of experimental and traditional acoustic guitar styles.[15]
- Coleman Sellers II (1827–1907), prominent engineer and inventor.[16]
- Matthew Simpson (1811–1884), a notable Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
- David Smyrl (1935–2016), actor and writer, known for his role of Mr. Handford (Hooper's Store) on Sesame Street[17]
- John Batterson Stetson (1830–1906), famous American hat manufacturer and founder of the John B. Stetson Company; namesake of Stetson University in Florida.[18]
- Edwin Sydney Stuart (1853–1937), Mayor of Philadelphia from 1891 to 1895 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911.[19]
- Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), mechanical and industrial engineer, management consultant, and "father of scientific management".
- Joseph Earlston Thropp (1847–1927), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[20]
- William Scott Vare (December 24, 1867 – August 7, 1934), was an American construction contractor and Republican Party politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charles F. Warwick, (1852-1913) mayor of Philadelphia.
- Grover Washington, Jr. (1943-1999), musician
- George Austin Welsh (1878–1970), represented Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1923 to 1932.[21]
- Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), thoroughbred owner/breeder
- Harry Wright (1835-1895), pioneer of professional baseball, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
In Popular Culture
In the season 7 episode of Mad Men "The Milk and Honey Route" character Betty Hofstadt-Francis tells her daughter that she wants to be buried in the Hofstadt family plot in West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ PENNSYLVANIA - Montgomery County, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Flying Kite Philadelphia News, West Laurel Hill News. Accessed July 21, 2011.
- ^ Green Adams, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ "Sadie T. M. Alexander". Washington Post. November 5, 1989
- ^ Richard Binder, Home of Heroes. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Benjamin Markley Boyer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Cyrus Herman Kotzschmer Curtis, Find A Grave. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Loren Eiseley, Find A Grave. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Alfred Crout Harmer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Herman Haupt, Find A Grave. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ John Reilly, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Condolences for Jack P. Rose, West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Accessed December 15, 2009.
- ^ History for Coleman Sellers, West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Accessed December 14, 2009.
- ^ Cook, Bonnie L. (2016-03-26). "David L. Smyrl, Mr. Handford on 'Sesame Street'". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Tradition, Heritage, and Character at Stetson University, Stetson University. Accessed March 17, 2009.
- ^ Edwin Sydney Stuart, The Political Graveyard. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Joseph Earlston Thropp, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ George Austin Welsh, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
External links
Media related to West Laurel Hill Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Cemeteries in Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Visitor attractions in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- 1869 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania