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Green Mount Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established on March 15, 1838, and dedicated on July 13, 1839, it is noted for the large number of historical figures interred in its grounds as well as many prominent Baltimore-area families.
- Mixed (multiple styles from different periods), Gothic Revival
- Robert Cary Long, Jr., et al.
- 1839
- 1501 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Green Mount Cemetery é um cemitério histórico em Baltimore, Estados Unidos. Estabelecido em 15 de março de 1838, e dedicado em 13 de julho de 1839, é conhecido pelo grande número de personalidades históricas sepultadas em seu terreno bem como por famílias proeminentes da região de Baltimore.
- 1839 (184 anos)
History - Green Mount Cemetery. Green Mount Cemetery was one of the earliest rural or garden cemeteries in the United States. Samuel Walker, a Baltimore tobacco merchant, led the campaign to establish the Cemetery after visiting Mount Auburn Cemetery in 1834.
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- Soldiers' Lot
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The land on which Green Mount Cemetery is located was purchased from Isaiah Silver in 1854. Of the $2,210 purchase price (about $70,000 in 2022), $1,000 was donated in accordance with the will of Calvin J. Keith, a Montpelier lawyer who died in 1853, and $1,210 came from the town government. In 1905, a bequest from John E. Hubbard enabled construct...
Green Mount Cemetery's grounds include many terraced lots along its hillsides, 2.5 miles of winding roads, and numerous ornamental shrubs and shade trees. The cemetery's many sculptures and unusual grave markers are a tourist attraction, and serve as a memorial to the talents of artisans from Vermont's granite and marble industries. Among these scu...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a 450-square-foot lot which was donated by Montpelier's citizens during the American Civil War. The lot was intended for burials of Union Army soldiers, and contains the remains of six Union veterans.The Soldiers' Lot is one of the smallest facilities maintained by the VA. Burials in t...
- United States
- Public
- 1854
- 250 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
Mount Auburn Cemetery, located in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, is the first rural or garden cemetery in the United States. It is the burial site of many prominent Boston Brahmins, and is a National Historic Landmark .
- Exotic Revival, Other, Gothic Revival
- 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- 1831
20 de mai. de 2012 · Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, VT, is one of the most picturesque spots in the state. It was started in 1854 and is set right in the midst of the area’s gorgeous rolling hills. Besides...
Architecture - Green Mount Cemetery. The splendid buildings found at Green Mount are a lasting testament to some of Baltimore’s earliest and most notable architects. The Entrance Gateway – Robert Cary Long, Jr. The Entrance Gateway was designed by Robert Cary Long, Jr. (1810-1849).
