Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside
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Evergreen Cemetery
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Elizabeth, Hillside and Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′32″N 74°12′39″W / 40.69222°N 74.21083°WCoordinates: 40°41′32″N 74°12′39″W / 40.69222°N 74.21083°W |
| Area | 115 acres (47 hectares) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th-century revival, late-19th- and 20th-century revivals, late Victorian |
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| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1991 |
Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is an American cemetery and crematorium located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey. Parts of it are in Hillside, Elizabeth, and Newark.
The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register and the National Register of Historic Places, since 1991.
Notable graves include authors Stephen Crane, Mary Mapes Dodge and Edward Stratemeyer. Six former U.S. Congressmen (including one who became Senator) and one non-voting delegate (from Alaska) are buried there as well.
The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Roma (Gypsy) families.
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