Allegheny Cemetery
Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a historic rural cemetery.
Allegheny Cemetery | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF | |
Allegheny Cemetery in 2008 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by N. Mathilda and Butler Sts., and Penn, Stanton, and Mossfield Aves., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′21″N 79°57′00″W |
| Area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architect | Chislett, John; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Tudor Revival, English Gothic |
| Part of | Lawrenceville Historic District (ID100004020) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003405 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
| Designated CP | July 8, 2019 |
| Designated PHLF | 1988 |
The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and bounded by the Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights areas. It is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River.
In 1973 the cemetery's Butler Street Gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 1980, the entire cemetery was listed on the National Register.
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