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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| Coordinates | 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°WCoordinates: 40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W / 40.69861°N 75.21861°W |
| Area | 58.5 acres (23.7 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architect | Sidney, James Charles; Sebring, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
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| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1990 |
Easton Cemetery is a historic cemetery and burial site of many notable individuals, located in Easton, Pennsylvania.
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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.
Traill Green statue.
Leigh obelisk.
Bruch monument.
Reeder plot.
Flemming monument.
Col. Thomas McKeen (1763-1858) monument.
Yohe monument.
Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office (1900-1901).
Gatehouse North wing.
Cemetery Chapel.
Memorial.
Grand Army of the Republic Cannon and military plot.
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