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Oak Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
William L. Powell Chapel, March 2014
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Location	935 E. Washington St., Lebanon, Indiana
Coordinates	40°02′50″N 86°27′16″W / 40.04722°N 86.45444°W / 40.04722; -86.45444
Area	36 acres (15 ha)
Built	1872 (1872), c. 1925
Architect	Pfeiffer, R.J.
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	14000068
Added to NRHP	March 26, 2014

Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. The cemetery was established in 1872 as Rodefer Cemetery, and includes many noteworthy examples of Victorian funerary art. Other notable features are the Late Gothic style William L. Powell Chapel (1930), office building (1955), English barn, the Romanesque Revival style main gate, north gate, the original mausoleum, Metzger Mausoleum, Heath Mausoleum, and Stokes Mausoleum. Notable burials include Indiana governor and U.S. Senator Samuel M. Ralston (1857–1925).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Notable burials

Noteworthy burials at the cemetery include:

• Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828–1901), US Congressman
• Sylvia Likens (1949–1965), torture-murder victim
• Samuel M. Ralston (1857–1925), Indiana governor and U.S. Senator

References

1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service. 2014-04-04.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Olinger and Rebecca Smith (August 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oak Hill Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.

External links

• Media related to Oak Hill Cemetery (Lebanon, Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Oak Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave

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