National Register of Historic Places

Oakwood Cemetery Chapel

Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan
Listed
March 12, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000261

About this property

Oakwood Cemetery Chapel is a historic chapel on Arbor Street in Allegan, Michigan. It was built in 1920 and added to the National Register in 1987. Alexander L. Ely, one of Allegan's early proprietors, gave the land for Oakwood Cemetery to the city early in the city's history. The original tract was added onto in 1873. In 1920, the cemetery hired E. Haines to construct this building. The Oakwood Chapel is a brown brick building with a hipped roof that extends outward from the building to form a porte cochere. The building has Gothic windows with raised brick, and contains an office, a crypt, and the main chapel. Oakwood Cemetery itself is the burial place of US Congressmen Clare Eugene Hoffman (1875–1967) and William Brewster Williams (1826–1905) and Civil War general Benjamin Dudley Pritchard (1835–1907).

Location

Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan
42.52718, -85.86236

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Questions about this property

When was Oakwood Cemetery Chapel listed on the National Register?

Oakwood Cemetery Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Oakwood Cemetery Chapel?

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

What is the period of significance for Oakwood Cemetery Chapel?

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

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