National Register of Historic Places

Woodlawn Cemetery

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Listed
November 19, 1998
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98001396

About this property

Woodlawn Cemetery is a rural cemetery and arboretum located in Toledo, Ohio. It is one of several cemeteries in the United States to have that name, and one of a few to be on the National Register of Historic Places. Established in 1876, it sits on 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land, 47 acres (190,000 m2) are undeveloped, and consists of 65,000 interments. Christian Albert (1842–1922), Medal of Honor recipient Horace Newton Allen (1858–1932), missionary, physician, and American ambassador to Korea James Mitchell Ashley (1824–1896), Member of the United States House of Representatives Lud Ashley (1923–2010), Member of the United States House of Representatives Walter Folger Brown (1869–1961) 49th Postmaster General John H. Doyle (1844–1919), Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court John W. Fuller (1827–1891), Civil War brevet major general Steve Gordon (1938–1982), screenwriter and film director William T. Jackson (1876–1933), mayor of Toledo from 1928 to 1931 Samuel M. Jones (1846−1904), Progressive Era mayor of Toledo Addie Joss (1880–1911), Baseball Hall Of Fame pitcher David Ross Locke (1833–1888), Civil War journalist and commentator Isaac R. Sherwood (1835–1925), Member of the United States House of Representatives James B. Steedman (1817–1883), Union Army Civil War General John Tiedtke (1907–2004), philanthropist, farmer, and scion of the founder of Tiedtke's Morrison Waite (1816–1888), 7th Chief Justice of the United States List of burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

Location

1502 W. Central Ave.
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
41.68224, -83.58042

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Fort Meigs (Ohio 1813)
1813Early Republic
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When was Woodlawn Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Woodlawn Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Woodlawn Cemetery?

Woodlawn Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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