Laurel Hill Cemetery

Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. It is a National Historic Landmark of the National Park Service. It is near the Schuylkill River. It is 3.5 miles north of Philadelphia.

A group of wealthy people from Philadelphia wanted a cemetery outside the city. They found a place for it in Laurel Hill. It used to be owned by a businessman named Joseph Sims. Building of the cemetery started in 1836. It was finished in 1839. The Scottish architect John Notman designed the cemetery. It was his first commission. There is a chapel. It is made in the Gothic architecture style.

Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Hale, George G. Meade, John C. Pemberton, and many other famous people, are buried there.

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General View of Laurel Hill Cemetery, ca. 1847
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, 1840

Category:Cemeteries in the United States
Category:Philadelphia
Category:National Historic Landmarks of the United States
Category:1839 establishments in Pennsylvania