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River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)

River View Cemetery
River View Cemetery graves.jpg
River View Cemetery, October 2012
River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana) is located in Indiana
River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)
River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana) is located in the US
River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)
Location 3635 E. Laughery Creek Rd., south of Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°01′33″N 84°53′16″W / 39.02583°N 84.88778°W / 39.02583; -84.88778Coordinates: 39°01′33″N 84°53′16″W / 39.02583°N 84.88778°W / 39.02583; -84.88778
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Built 1869 (1869)
Architect Tinsley, William
Architectural style Romanesque Revival, Victorian
NRHP reference # 13001011
Added to NRHP December 31, 2013

River View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was established in 1869, and features curvilinear and contoured drive paths and radial burial arrangements. Notable contributing resources include the Soldier's Circle; entry gate, fencing, and signage; the cemetery chapel (1906); Romanesque Revival style well house (1889); and three mausoleums: the Yorm Mausoleum (1886), Stevens Mausoleum (1907), and McHenry Mausoleum (1877). Notable interments include Jesse Lynch Holman (1784-1842) (reburial from Veraestau) and William Steele Holman (1822-1897).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.



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