National Register of Historic Places

River View Cemetery

Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana
Listed
December 31, 2013
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
13001011

About this property

River View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. Designed by noted architect William Tinsley, the cemetery was established in 1869, and features curvilinear and contoured drive paths and radial burial arrangements. Notable contributing resources include the Soldier's Circle; entry gate, fencing, and signage; the cemetery chapel (1906); Romanesque Revival style well house (1889); and three mausoleums: the Yorm Mausoleum (1886), Stevens Mausoleum (1907), and McHenry Mausoleum (1877). Notable interments include Jesse Lynch Holman (1784–1842) (reburial from Veraestau), Lonnie Mack (1941–2016), and William Steele Holman (1822–1897). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

3635 E. Laughery Creek Rd.
Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana
39.02878, -84.88711

Categories

ARTARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Laughery Creek Bridge
Industrial
0.3 mi
Veraestau
Industrial
1.1 mi
First Evangelical United Church of Christ
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1.8 mi
Stevens, Levi, House
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1.8 mi
First Presbyterian Church
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1.9 mi

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When was River View Cemetery listed on the National Register?

River View Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2013.

What type of historic resource is River View Cemetery?

River View Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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