River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana)


River View Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
River View Cemetery, October 2012
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Location	3635 E. Laughery Creek Rd., south of Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°01′33″N 84°53′16″W / 39.02583°N 84.88778°W / 39.02583; -84.88778Coordinates: 39°01′33″N 84°53′16″W / 39.02583°N 84.88778°W / 39.02583; -84.88778
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Built	1869 (1869)
Architect	Tinsley, William
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival, Victorian
NRHP Reference #	13001011^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 2013

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).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-10.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Mary O'Brien Gibson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: River View Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs, site map, parcel map, and quad map.

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