Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)

Columbia Cemetery
Location 30 East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°W / 38.94889; -92.33694Coordinates: 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°W / 38.94889; -92.33694
Area 26 acres (11 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
Architect Major, Horace F.,
Architectural style Romanesque, rural cemetery
NRHP Reference # 06001335[1]
Added to NRHP February 1, 2007

The Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri has been in use as a cemetery since 1820.[2] The cemetery historically contains Caucasian, African-American, and Jewish (Beth Olem Cemetery, Beth Shalom Cemetery) sections. Located in the cemetery are a vernacular stone receiving vault (1887), and a Romanesque Revival style mausoleum (1911).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

Notable interments

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Columbia Cemetery Association - History
  3. Debbie Sheals (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mautino, Nicole (2008-04-15). "Spirits of Mizzou". University Archives muarchives.missouri.edu/. Retrieved November 5, 2009.

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