Greenlawn Cemetery (Franklin, Indiana)

Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It is a landscape-lawn style cemetery established in 1845, and contains roughly 15,000 burials. Located in the cemetery is a small Gothic Revival style chapel (1878, now cemetery office) and the Romanesque Revival Main Mausoleum (1911). Notable burials include William W. Wick (1796-1868) and Roger D. Branigin (1902-1975).[2]

Greenlawn Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery, May 2013
Location100 W. South St., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates39°28′40″N 86°03′36″W
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.13000421[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2013

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 THROUGH 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Wallis Wyckoff McMillin and Rebecca Smith (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greenlawn Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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