Easton Cemetery
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Easton Cemetery
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Easton Cemetery. 7th Street Gate. August 2013.
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| Location | 401 N. Seventh St., Easton, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 58.5 acres (23.7 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architect | Sidney, James Charles; Sebring, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
| 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.
Notable burials
- Fred Ashton (1931-2013)[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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)
Gallery
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Traill Green Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Traill Green statue.
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Leigh Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Leigh obelisk.
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Bruch Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Bruch monument.
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Reeder Family Plot, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Reeder plot.
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Flemming Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Flemming monument.
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McKeen Monument, Easton Cemetery 03.JPG
Col. Thomas McKeen (1763-1858) monument.
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Yohe Monument, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Yohe monument.
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Gatehouse, Easton Cemetery 04.JPG
Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office (1900-1901).
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Gatehouse, Easton Cemetery 03.JPG
Gatehouse North wing.
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Cemetery Chapel, Easton Cemetery 01.JPG
Cemetery Chapel.
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Easton Memorial at Easton Cemetery.JPG
Memorial.
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GAR Cannon, Easton Cemetery.JPG
Grand Army of the Republic Cannon and military plot.
References
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- ↑ Joseph Fitz Randolph, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 11, 2007.
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