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Lancaster Crematorium
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National Register of Historic Places

Lancaster Crematorium

On the National Register since 198343 years
Gothic RevivalListed 1983Lancaster
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About Lancaster Crematorium

Lancaster Crematorium, at Greenwood Cemetery, 719 Highland Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 14, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Gothic Revival, as it does for 157 other Pennsylvania listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCrematorium in Pennsylvania, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Greenwood Cemetery, 719 Highland Ave., Lancaster · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lancaster CrematoriumStart here
  2. 2William Montgomery HouseFederal · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Woodward Hill CemeteryGothic Revival · 0.3 mi on
Around it

31 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHenry Krauskap House, and StoreVictorian0.6 miBB.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18990.6 miBFarmer's Southern MarketQueen Anne0.6 miBSteinman Hardware StoreBuilding0.7 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.7 miDLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase)Victorian0.7 miDLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Victorian0.7 miBKirk Johnson BuildingBeaux Arts0.7 miSSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.8 miBHager BuildingChicago Style0.8 miBOld City HallFederal0.8 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.8 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.8 miBW.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19250.8 miBCentral MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.8 miDLancaster Historic DistrictVictorian0.8 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.8 miBLancaster County CourthouseRoman Revival0.8 mi
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BSprenger BreweryVictorian0.8 miBGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.8 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.8 miBReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.8 miBSchnader, R. K. & Sons, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.9 miBSchnader, Walter, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.9 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.9 miBBowman, Jacob, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.9 miBGen. Edward Hand HouseGeorgian1 miBSlater Cigar CompanyTobacco Warehouse1 miBStevens High SchoolSecond Renaissance Revival1 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts1 miDLancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict1 mi
More like it

Gothic Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic Revival.

Woodward Hill Cemetery0.2 mi away
Lancaster Historic District0.8 mi away
Franklin and Marshall College Campus Historic District1.6 mi away
Manheim Borough Historic District10.5 mi away

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Questions about Lancaster Crematorium

Is Lancaster Crematorium on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 14, 1983 (Register number 83002253).

Is Lancaster Crematorium a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Lancaster Crematorium?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lancaster Crematorium?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71996119 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.