Homewood Cemetery

Homewood Cemetery
Homewood Cemetery chapel
Map
Details
Established1878
Location
1599 South Dallas Ave.,
Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°26′28″N 79°54′32″W / 40.441°N 79.909°W / 40.441; -79.909
TypeUrban
Size650-acre (2.6 km2)
No. of graves77,000+
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveHomewood Cemetery

Homewood Cemetery is a historic urban cemetery[1] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Point Breeze and is bordered by Frick Park, the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, and the smaller Smithfield Cemetery.[2]

Schoonmaker monument (Jakob Otto Schweizer, sculptor)

It was established in 1878 from William Wilkins' 650-acre (2.6 km2) estate, Homewood.[3]

  1. ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Point Breeze Map". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  3. ^ Toker, Franklin. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986, p. 221.