Brooke Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Brooke Cemetery

Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
Listed
May 15, 1986
Type
Structure
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
86001070

About this property

Brooke Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was founded in 1857. It includes several notable examples of funerary art in its headstones, above ground crypts, and mausolea dating to the 19th and early 20th century. It was designed by John Chislett, who also designed Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Oliver Brown (1753–1846), Brooke County Militia and Revolutionary War officer Isaac H. Duval (1824–1902), member of the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1871, and a brigadier general in the Union Army Patrick Gass (1771–1870), member of the Corps of Discovery

Location

2200 Pleasant Ave.
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
40.28786, -80.60423

Categories

INDUSTRYLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREMILITARYEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURERELIGIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Brooke Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Brooke Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Brooke Cemetery?

Brooke Cemetery is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brooke Cemetery?

The period of significance for Brooke Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1857.

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