Lakeview Cemetery

The Lake View Cemetery

The James A. Garfield Memorial in Lake View cemetery.
Location of Lake View Cemetery
Details
Established	1869
Location	Cleveland, Ohio
Country	United States of America
Coordinates	41°30′49″N 81°35′55″W / 41.5135°N 81.5986°W / 41.5135; -81.5986
Type	Public
Size	285 acres (115 ha)
No. of graves	104,000

Lake View Cemetery is on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, along the East Cleveland and Cleveland Heights borders. More than 104,000 people are buried at Lake View, with more than 700 burials each year. There are 70 acres (0.28 km²) remaining for future development. Known locally as "Cleveland's Outdoor Museum," Lake View Cemetery is home to the James A. Garfield Memorial, Wade Memorial Chapel, which features an interior designed by Louis Tiffany, as well as an 80,000,000-US-gallon (300,000,000 l) capacity concrete-filled dam.

Lake View Cemetery was founded in 1869 and sits on 285 acres (1.15 km²) of land. The cemetery is so named because it is partially located in the "heights" area of Greater Cleveland, with a view of Lake Erie to the north. It was modeled after the great garden cemeteries of Victorian-era England and France. The Italian stonemasons brought in to create the Cemetery founded the Cleveland neighborhood of Little Italy just to its southwest.

The James A. Garfield Memorial is the most prominent point of interest at Lake View Cemetery. The ornate interior features a large marble statue, stained glass, bas relief, and various historical relics from Garfield's life and presidency. The monument also serves as a scenic observation deck and picnic area. President and Mrs. Garfield are entombed in the lower level crypt, their coffins placed side by side and visible to cemetery visitors.