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Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)

Columbia Cemetery
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Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)
Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri) is located in the US
Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)
Location 30 East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°W / 38.94889; -92.33694Coordinates: 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°W / 38.94889; -92.33694
Area 26 acres (11 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
Architect Major, Horace F.,
Architectural style Romanesque, rural cemetery
NRHP Reference # 06001335
Added to NRHP February 1, 2007

The Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri has been in use as a cemetery since 1820. The cemetery historically contains Caucasian, African-American, and Jewish (Beth Olem Cemetery, Beth Shalom Cemetery) sections. Located in the cemetery are a vernacular stone receiving vault (1887), and a Romanesque Revival style mausoleum (1911).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.



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