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Lancaster Crematorium

Coordinates: 40°1′37″N 76°18′17″W / 40.02694°N 76.30472°W / 40.02694; -76.30472
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Lancaster Crematorium
Lancaster Crematorium, August 2011
Lancaster Crematorium is located in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Crematorium
Lancaster Crematorium is located in the United States
Lancaster Crematorium
LocationGreenwood Cemetery, 719 Highland Ave., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′37″N 76°18′17″W / 40.02694°N 76.30472°W / 40.02694; -76.30472
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Built byDinkelberg, Philip
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.83002253[1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1983

Lancaster Crematorium is a historic crematorium located at Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

History

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The Crematorium was built in 1884, and is a one-story, brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style.

It measures 48 feet by 32 feet and has a moderately pitched gable roof.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lancaster Crematorium" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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