| Mount Pleasant Cemetery | |
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.jpg) The cemetery's mausoleum and crematorium | |
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| Details | |
| Established | November 4, 1876 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°41′47″N 79°23′06″W / 43.696351°N 79.384882°W |
| Type | Non-profit, non-denominational |
| Style | Rural |
| Owned by | Mount Pleasant Group |
| Website | mountpleasantgroup.com |
| Find a Grave | Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Official name | Mount Pleasant Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 2000 |
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a cemetery located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries. It was opened in November 1876 and is located north of Moore Park, a neighbourhood of Toronto. The cemetery has kilometres of drives and walking paths interspersed with fountains, statues and botanical gardens, as well as rare and distinct trees. It was originally laid out by German-born landscape architect Henry Adolph Engelhardt, inspired by the European and American garden cemeteries of the 19th century, and with influences from Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston.[1]
As the final resting place of more than 168,000 persons, Mount Pleasant Cemetery contains remarkable architecture amongst its many monuments. The cemetery was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2000.[2][3]
- ^ "Mount Pleasant Group".
- ^ Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 February 2015.