Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Oakdale Memorial Gardens
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Established1856
Location
2501 Eastern Ave.
Davenport, Iowa
CountryUnited States
TypeIndependent
Owned byOakdale Memorial Gardens
Size78 acres (32 ha)
No. of gravesover 24,000
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Find a GraveOakdale Memorial Gardens
The Political GraveyardOakdale Memorial Gardens
Oakdale Cemetery Historic District
Oakdale Memorial Gardens is located in Iowa
Oakdale Memorial Gardens
Oakdale Memorial Gardens is located in the United States
Oakdale Memorial Gardens
Coordinates41°32′48″N 90°32′57″W / 41.54667°N 90.54917°W / 41.54667; -90.54917
ArchitectGeorge F. de la Roche
A. N. Carpenter
Clausen & Kruse
Israel Hall
Edward Hammatt
W. H. Kimball
Robert H. Nott
John W. Ross
Seth J. Temple
Nathaniel Tunnicliff
Philip Tunnicliff
Raymond C. Whitaker
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
Egyptian Revival
Gothic Revival
Modern
Neoclassical
Romanesque Revival
Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.15000194[1]
DRHP No.56[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2015
Designated DRHPNovember 25, 2015

Oakdale Memorial Gardens, formerly Oakdale Cemetery, is located in east-central Davenport, Iowa. It contains a section for the burial of pets called the Love of Animals Petland. In 2015, the cemetery was listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, and as a local landmark on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties.[2] It is also listed on the Network to Freedom, a National Park Service registry for sites associated with the Underground Railroad.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks". City of Davenport. Retrieved March 21, 2023. (Click on "Historic Preservation Commission" and then click on "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks.")
  3. ^ "Freedom Trail". Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Inc. Retrieved February 17, 2016.