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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Laurel_Hill_Cemetery,_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces
October 28, 1977
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
gptkb:Exotic_Revival
gptkb:Gothic_Revival
Greek Revival
gptkbp:area
74 acres
gptkbp:cemetery_type
rural cemetery
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy
gptkb:John_Notman
gptkbp:established
1836
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:John_Jay_Smith
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
gptkbp:latitude
40.0081
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:longitude
-75.1886
gptkbp:National_Historic_Landmark_designation_date
September 26, 1998
gptkbp:notableBurials
gptkb:Matthias_W._Baldwin
gptkb:David_Rittenhouse
gptkb:Elisha_Kent_Kane
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:George_G._Meade
gptkb:Fitz_Eugene_Dixon_Jr.
gptkb:John_White_Geary
gptkb:Louis_Antoine_Godey
gptkb:William_Rawle
gptkb:Charles_Thomson
gptkb:Frank_Furness
gptkb:John_Notman
gptkb:Sarah_Josepha_Hale
Thomas McKean
Henry D. Gilpin
gptkbp:notableEvent
hosts tours and events
gptkbp:notableFeature
National Historic Landmark
elaborate Victorian funerary art
scenic views of the Schuylkill River
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber
77001185
gptkbp:number_of_burials
over 75,000
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Fairmount_Park_Historic_District
gptkbp:website
https://thelaurelhillcemetery.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Al_Holbert
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7