Evergreen Cemetery

Title

Evergreen Cemetery

Subject

Description

Evergreen Cemetery takes up 115 acres, spanning the towns Hillside, Newark, and Elizabeth. Designed in a picturesque style by Ernest Meyer, this cemetery is an example of the Rural Cemetery Movement. It consists of various winding paths and monuments throughout.

Creator

Date

1853

State

extant

Condition History

Later expansions were designed by William Henry Luster J. and his son Clifton Luster, and follow a more rectilinear pattern.

Bibliography

Gordon, Mark W., and Anthony Schuman, editors. Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art & Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis. Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016, p. 74.

National Register of Historic Places, Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, National Register #91000882

Style

Rural Cemetery Movement
Picturesque

Files

evergreencemetery.png

Collection

Tags

Citation

Ernest Meyer, “Evergreen Cemetery,” DANA, accessed December 12, 2024, https://dana.njit.edu/items/show/620.

Output Formats

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