West Laurel Hill Cemetery
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West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic, landscaped garden cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, known for its notable burials and picturesque grounds overlooking the Schuylkill River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Laurel Hill Cemetery canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ rural cemetery ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedBy | John Jay Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
Anthony J. Drexel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Phillips Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Gratz (reinterred cenotaph association) ⓘ Samuel R. Shipley NERFINISHED ⓘ William Welsh Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 40.016°N 75.221°W ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Level II arboretum (Morris Arboretum/ArbNet) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Schuylkill River overlook
NERFINISHED
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arboretum-like plantings ⓘ chapel ⓘ columbarium ⓘ crematory ⓘ funeral home ⓘ green burial section ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ pet cemetery ⓘ picturesque vistas ⓘ winding roads ⓘ |
| hasSection | Nature’s Sanctuary green burial area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://westlaurelhill.com ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Victorian funerary art
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landscape design ⓘ notable burials ⓘ |
| opened | 1869 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Laurel Hill Cemetery Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurel Hill Cemetery National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterCemetery | Laurel Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.