United States historic place in Pennsylvania
United States historic place
Harrisburg Cemetery
Show map of the United States Location 13th and Liberty Sts.,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , U.S. Area 35 acres (14 ha) Built 1845 Architectural style
Gothic Revival NRHP reference
No.
85000866
[1] Added to NRHP March 07, 1985 Designated PHMC September 30, 1990
[2]
Caretaker's cottage at Harrisburg Cemetery in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Cemetery , sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery , is a prominent
rural cemetery and national
historic district in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , located at 13th and Liberty streets in the
Allison Hill /
East Harrisburg
neighborhoods of the city.
[3] It was founded in 1845, though interments took place for many years before.
The cemetery is also the burial ground for
American Revolutionary War soldiers.
[4]
[5]
The caretaker's cottage was built in 1850. It was designed by famed 19th Century architect,
Andrew Jackson Downing , in the
Gothic Revival style.
[6]
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
[1]
Notable burials
Harrisburg Cemetery in November 2012
Edward E. Beidleman (1873–1929), Pennsylvania State Representative and State Senator and Pennsylvania's 12th lieutenant governor
George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), sculptor of several figures at the new
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Jacob D. Boas (1806–1887), Pennsylvania state senator and Harrisburg mayor
John Conrad Bucher (1792–1844), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
James Donald Cameron (1833–1918),
Secretary of War and
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
Simon Cameron (1799–1889),
Secretary of War for
Abraham Lincoln
Charles C. Davis (1830–1909),
United States Army
Medal of Honor recipient during
American Civil War
William Findlay (1768–1846), Pennsylvania governor and
U.S. Mint director
John Augustus Fritchey (1857–1916), three-term Harrisburg mayor
John White Geary (1819–1873), first mayor of
San Francisco , governor of
Kansas Territory , governor of
Pennsylvania , and
Union Army general in
American Civil War
Jacob Samils Haldeman (1821–1889), Pennsylvania State Representative and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Richard Jacobs Haldeman (1831–1886), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
John Andre Hanna (1762–1805), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and delegate to the state convention to ratify the
U.S. Constitution ; and brigadier general during
Whisky Insurrection
Robert Harris (Pennsylvania) (1768–1851), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
George Kunkel (1893–1965), Pennsylvania state senator
John Crain Kunkel (1898–1970), U.S. Congressman
Vance C. McCormick (1872–1946), chair of the
American delegation at the
Treaty of Versailles
Benjamin Franklin Meyers (1833–1918), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
William Henry Miller (1829–1870), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Jesse Miller (1800–1850), Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Ray Coleman Mueller (1912–1994), professional baseball player
Marlin Edgar Olmsted (1847–1913), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
John James Pearson (1800–1888), U.S. Congressman and judge from Pennsylvania
David Rittenhouse Porter (1788–1867), Pennsylvania governor
Luther Reily (1794–1854), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Charles "Dutch" Schesler (1900–1953), Major League Baseball player
William K. Verbeke (1820–1898), Harrisburg developer, philanthropist, and Harrisburg mayor
John Winebrenner (1797–1860), religious leader and founder of the first Church of God in Pennsylvania
George Wolf (1777–1840), Pennsylvania governor
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