Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)

Elmwood Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4900 Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates	39°5′46″N 94°31′33″W / 39.09611°N 94.52583°W / 39.09611; -94.52583Coordinates: 39°5′46″N 94°31′33″W / 39.09611°N 94.52583°W / 39.09611; -94.52583
Built	1872
Architect	Kessler, George
NRHP reference #	83001002
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1983

Elmwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 4900 Truman Road at Van Brunt Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formally organized in 1872 and was landscaped by George Kessler. The first burial was in 1840. Notable features include the Public vault and crematorium (c. 1897), Entrance Gate and Fence (c. 1900), Kirkland B. Armour Chapel (1904, 1917), and Cemetery Office (1925). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.