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9201 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago: 1895 Catholic Altenheim 7824 Madison, Forest Park [1] Alton Cemetery American Progressive Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company) Forest Park Waldheim Gate #126 1918 Jewish Andreas von Zirngibl grave 93rd and Ewing, Midwest Metal Mgmt, Chicago: 1855 Anshe Luknik Cemetery (part of Waldheim Cemetery Company)
Oak Woods Cemetery was chartered on February 12, 1853. [1] It was designed by landscape architect Adolph Strauch who created a ‘landscape-lawn cemetery’ on the 183 acres emphasizing grade changes with curving streets and well-planned drainage creating a uniform composition which was free of fences.
Rosehill's Joliet-limestone entrance gate (added in 1864) was designed by William W. Boyington, the architect of the Chicago Water Tower and the Old University of Chicago, who is buried in Rosehill. The Rosehill Cemetery Administration Building and Entry Gate was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Graceland Cemetery is a large historic garden cemetery located in the north side community area of Uptown, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.Established in 1860, its main entrance is at the intersection of Clark Street and Irving Park Road.
The structure informally known as the Bishops' Mausoleum, designed by architect William J. Brinkmann, is located at Mount Carmel Cemetery and is the final resting places of the Bishops and Archbishops of Chicago; its formal name is the Mausoleum and Chapel of the Archbishops of Chicago, and it is the focal point of the entire cemetery, standing on high ground.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery is just northwest of Midlothian and Oak Forest in the southwest Chicago suburbs. The cemetery is a roughly trapezoid-shaped area enclosed by the Rubio Woods forest preserve. One side is bordered by the remains of the Midlothian Turnpike, an early toll road that leads from Blue Island to points southwest. [1] [2] [3]
An area of the cemetery has been dubbed "Gypsy Row" due to many Romani Americans being congregated there. [7] A grave marked with Saint George and the Dragon is particularly well known for the area. The cemetery serves as a burial site for people of many other cultures, including Koreans , Russians , Serbians , Germans , Hispanics , and Muslims ...
Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, just outside Chicago.To its south, across Irving Park Road, is Irving Park Cemetery.On the north side, Acacia Park adjoins Westlawn Cemetery; the gates in the fence dividing Acacia Park and Westlawn are usually open, allowing visitors to pass freely between them.