Broadway Cemetery Historic District - Galveston, TX
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N 29° 17.639 W 094° 48.684
15R E 324055 N 3241918
Six city blocks between Broadway Avenue (north) and Avenue L (south) made up of Old City Cemetery, Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Oleander Cemetery, Old Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, New City Cemetery and Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMZKMT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2018
Views: 5
NRHP Nomination Form"The Broadway Cemetery Historic District is a large, urban burial ground centrally located within the city of Galveston, Texas. Composed of seven separate cemeteries, the complex occupies six city blocks and was originally set aside for family burial purposes as part of the original town charter in 1839. The cemetery complex is bound by Broadway Avenue, Avenue L, 40th and 43rd Streets. The complex is enclosed by a cast iron fence with low brick walls behind the metal fence. A vast collection of monuments, vaults, and stone markers punctuate the overall landscape of the cemetery complex and range in style from simple marble and granite headstones to impressive Classical Revival vaults and towering obelisks."
Street address:
Ave K at 40th Street
Galveston, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Galveston County
Year listed: 2014
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Art, Community Planning and Development
Periods of significance: 1839-1964
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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