Easton Cemetery

Easton Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Easton, Pennsylvania and the burial site of many notable individuals.[2]

Easton Cemetery
Easton Cemetery. 7th Street Gate. August 2013.
Location401 N. Seventh St., Easton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°41′55″N 75°13′7″W
Area58.5 acres (23.7 ha)
Built1849
ArchitectSidney, James Charles; Sebring, William
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic
NRHP reference No.90001610 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1990

The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Easton Cemetery's parklike cemetery landscape design is based on the picturesque romantic styles of the early and late 19th century. Its landscape is set with thousands of examples of funeral artwork, in a variety of decorative styles, spanning Greco-Roman Revival, Gothic Victorian, and Art Deco. Established in 1849, Easton Cemetery is the earliest and best surviving example of a romantic parklike cemetery within the Lehigh Valley metro area. Architecturally noteworthy features include a Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office, stable, cemetery chapel, and a Gothic frame workshop. Its first president was prominent Easton citizen, Traill Green.

Notable burials
  • Traill Green statue.
  • Leigh obelisk.
  • Bruch monument.
  • Reeder plot.
  • Flemming monument.
  • Col. Thomas McKeen (1763-1858) monument.
  • Yohe monument.
  • Gothic Revival Gatehouse and office (1900-1901).
  • Gatehouse North wing.
  • Cemetery Chapel.
  • Memorial.
  • Grand Army of the Republic Cannon and military plot.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas E. Jones (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easton Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  3. "Former Easton Mayor Fred Ashton dies". The Express-Times. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. Snyder, Laurie. Professor Thomas Coates, Regimental Band Leader, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers: One Civil War Regiment's Story, retrieved online November 22, 2017.
  5. Joseph Fitz Randolph, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 11, 2007.
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