Oakwood Cemetery National Historic District - Fort Worth, TX
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N 32° 46.211 W 097° 20.988
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The Oakwood Cemetery National Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
Waymark Code: WM10WTP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The Oakwood Historical District is composed of three historically distinct cemeteries divided along racial and religious lines: New City Cemetery, the oldest section historically limited to white burials; Trinity Cemetery, designated for African-American burials; and Calvary Cemetery, a section specifically for Catholic burials. The cemetery was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1966 and a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
Street address:
701 Grand Avenue
Fort Worth, TX United States
76164


County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County

Year listed: 2018

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Historic Cemeteries

Periods of significance: 1879 - Present

Historic function: Cemetery

Current function: Cemetery

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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