National Register of Historic Places

Graceland Cemetery Chapel

Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Listed
April 27, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000873

About this property

Graceland Cemetery Chapel is a historic building located in Avoca, Iowa, United States. The frame octagon-shaped building was constructed about 1875 in Graceland Cemetery, the town's public cemetery. The building's architecture has picturesque qualities to it, and it embodies various revival themes. Its narrow, pilastered corners and the entablature along the roof line evoke the Greek Revival, its pointed arch windows and doorways the Gothic Revival, and its wide bracketed eaves the Italianate. Its interior is an open space with built-in benches along the walls. Over the years the building has been used as a place for funerals, a temporary mausoleum, the sexton's office, and storage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
41.49216, -95.33778

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Graceland Cemetery Chapel listed on the National Register?

Graceland Cemetery Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Graceland Cemetery Chapel?

Graceland Cemetery Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Graceland Cemetery Chapel?

The period of significance for Graceland Cemetery Chapel is recorded as the industrial era.

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