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River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)

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Architect
  
Tinsley, William

Area
  
12 ha

Year built
  
1869

NRHP Reference #
  
13001011

Phone
  
+1 812-926-1496

Added to NRHP
  
31 December 2013

River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)

Location
  
3635 E. Laughery Creek Rd., south of Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana

Architectural style
  
Romanesque Revival, Victorian

Address
  
3635 E Laughery Creek Rd, Aurora, IN 47001, USA

Similar
  
Greendale Cemetery, Hillforest House Museum, Dearborn County Small Cla, Dearborn Superior Court, Hogan Hill Cemetery

River View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It 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) and William Steele Holman (1822-1897).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

References

River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana) Wikipedia