Springdale Cemetery

Springdale Cemetery
Springdale Cemetery is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Springdale Cemetery
Location3014 N. Prospect Rd., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates40°43′23″N 89°34′08″W / 40.723°N 89.569°W / 40.723; -89.569
Area223 acres (0.90 km2)[2]
Builtpre-1887
ArchitectTriebel & Sons (monuments/mausoleums); Unknown (landscape)
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman[3]
NRHP reference No.04001303[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2004

Springdale Cemetery is a historic, non-sectarian, active cemetery in the United States city of Peoria, Illinois. It was chartered in 1855, received its first interment in 1857. Almost 78,000 individuals are buried at the cemetery.[2] It contains a public mausoleum and 15 private mausoleums.

The property was acquired in 1854, and the first interment took place in April 1857. The Cemetery is an active, non-sectarian burial ground, and the property contains 15 private mausoleums. The historic gatehouse, constructed in 1901, was razed in 2010.[4] The public mausoleum, which was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Lovell & Lovell, was completed in 1929 and has been expanded twice. The cemetery once grew to over 360 acres (1.46 km2) but has since retracted to its present size of 223 acres (90 ha). The property includes six and a half miles of winding driveways. The cemetery is the final resting place for nearly 78,000 individuals from the Peoria area.[3] The property is not fully developed, and as a result, the Cemetery can accommodate another 50,000 burials. The Cemetery permits traditional burial in the ground, entombment in the mausoleum, inurnment of cremated remains in crypts and in burial lots, and a scattering garden. The Cemetery is actively planning for green burial.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "History". Peoria, Illinois: Springdale Cemetery. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  3. ^ a b "Springdale Cemetery," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  4. ^ Sharp, John (2009-02-26). "Springdale Cemetery officials want to raze century-old gatehouse". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2023-11-15.