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| Location | 4001 N. Clark Street,[2] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′16.2″N 87°39′44.2″W / 41.954500°N 87.662278°W |
| Area | 119 acres (48 ha) |
| Built | 1860 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001628[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 2001 |
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road. Among the cemetery's 121 acres (49 ha) are the burial sites of several well-known Chicagoans.[3]
Graceland includes a naturalistic reflecting lake, surrounded by winding pathways, and its pastoral plantings have led it to become a certified arboretum of more than 2,000 trees. The cemetery's wide variety of burial monuments include a number designed by famous architects, several of whom are also buried in the cemetery.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#00001628)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum". gracelandcemetery.org. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Graceland Cemetery". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Kamin, Blair. "Column: Graceland Cemetery is an unexpected green oasis, with architecture galore. Don't miss these monuments". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.