Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)
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| Location | 30 East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°WCoordinates: 38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W / 38.94889°N 92.33694°W |
| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architect | Major, Horace F., |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, rural cemetery |
| NRHP Reference # | 06001335[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 2007 |
The Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri has been in use as a cemetery since 1820.[2] The cemetery historically contains Caucasian, African-American, and Jewish (Beth Olem Cemetery, Beth Shalom Cemetery) sections. Located in the cemetery are a vernacular stone receiving vault (1887), and a Romanesque Revival style mausoleum (1911).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
Notable interments
- Philemon Bliss - Politician, Chief Justice, Educator
- John William "Blind" Boone - Musician
- Jane Froman - Actress and Singer
- Odon Guitar - Soldier
- William Wilson Hudson[4] - Third president of the University of Missouri
- Richard Henry Jesse[4] - Eighth president of the University of Missouri
- John Carleton Jones[4] - Tenth president of the University of Missouri
- John Hiram Lathrop[4] - First president of the University of Missouri
- Frederick Middlebush[4] - Thirteenth president of the University of Missouri
- William Lester Nelson - Politician
- James S. Rollins - Politician and Lawyer
- Max Schwabe - Politician
- James Shannon - Academic
- Willard Duncan Vandiver - Politician
- Edwin Moss Watson - Newspaper Editor
- Abraham J. Williams - Politician - Third Governor of the State of Missouri
- Walter Williams[4] - founder of the Missouri School of Journalism and twelfth president of the University of Missouri
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Columbia Cemetery Association - History
- ↑ Debbie Sheals (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mautino, Nicole (2008-04-15). "Spirits of Mizzou". University Archives muarchives.missouri.edu/. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
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