Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)

Elmwood Cemetery is a 43-acre historic rural cemetery,[2] located in what is now the urban area of 4900 Truman Road at the corner of Van Brunt Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It was formally organized in 1872 and was landscaped by George Kessler.[3] The first burial was infant Sallie Ayers on July 5, 1872. Features include the public vault and crematorium c. 1897, entrance gate and fence c. 1900, Kirkland B. Armour Chapel (1904, 1917), and Cemetery Office (1925).[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)
Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri) is located in the United States
Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)
Location4900 Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates39°5′46″N 94°31′33″W
Built1872 (1872)
ArchitectGeorge Kessler
NRHP reference No.83001002
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1983[1]

The 36,000 plot cemetery is owned, operated, and maintained by the non-profit, Elmwood Cemetery Society.[5]

Notable burials

Kansas City Mayors

Others

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. "Volunteers In 'Race Against Time' To Address Threat To Historic Kansas City Cemetery". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. July 31, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. Piland, Sherry; Uguccioni, Ellen; Denny, James M. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elmwood Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 1, 2017. (includes 11 photographs from 1982)
  5. "Elmwood Cemetery: A Window to Kansas City's Past". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. "Funeral of T. B. Bullene". Kansas City Times. December 7, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Borland, William Patterson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  8. "Peaceful piece of KC's past threatened". Kansas City Star. April 11, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  9. "City News". The Iola Register. December 4, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. midtownkcposter (November 23, 2015). "Do you remember the 3700 block of Troost and Forest?". Midtown KC Post. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  11. "Funeral of Judge Wofford". The Kansas City Star. February 27, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.open access

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