East Hill Cemetery (Rushville, Indiana)

East Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	704 E. State Road 44, east of Rushville, Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°36′24″N 85°25′57″W / 39.60667°N 85.43250°W / 39.60667; -85.43250Coordinates: 39°36′24″N 85°25′57″W / 39.60667°N 85.43250°W / 39.60667; -85.43250
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Built	1859 (1859)
Architect	Weltz, Leopold
Architectural style	Romanesque, Gothic Revival, Art Deco
NRHP Reference #	14001039
Added to NRHP	December 16, 2014

East Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery and national historic district located in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana. The cemetery was established in 1859 and contains about 14,000 burials. Among the contributing resources are the Gothic Revival entrance arch, a public mausoleum (1935), Payne family mausoleum, Logan family mausoleum, Wilkison crypt, Havens monument, Willkie Memorial designed by sculptor Malvina Hoffman (1885-1966), and the Civil War Monument. The cemetery features numerous examples of high Victorian gravestone art featuring statuary and reliefs. Among the notable burials is Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie (1892-1944).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.