Harrisburg Cemetery

Harrisburg Cemetery
Entrance to Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Cemetery
Harrisburg Cemetery is located in the United States
Harrisburg Cemetery
Location13th and Liberty Sts., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.85000866[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 07, 1985
Designated PHMCSeptember 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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Harrisburg Cemetery". afrolumensproject. 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
  4. ^ "City Wide Sights, Allison Hill & Eastern Harrisburg". City of Harrisburg. 2004. Archived from the original on January 20, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on September 14, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2011. Note: This includes Jeb Stuart (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrisburg Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "History & Grounds – Harrisburg Cemetery".