Odd Fellows Cemetery (Philadelphia)
Odd Fellows Cemetery was a cemetery at 24th and Diamond Streets in Philadelphia, established in 1849 and demolished in the 1950s.[1]
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1849 |
| Location | 24th and Diamond Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39.9867°N 75.1727°W |
| Type | private |
| Owned by | Odd Fellows |
| Find a Grave | Odd Fellows Cemetery |
The gatehouse was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Button.
In 1950, the cemetery property was acquired by the Philadelphia Housing Authority for construction of a housing project. The bodies interred there were moved to two other cemeteries owned by the Odd Fellows: Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia and Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.[1] However, in 2013, workers unearthed 28 graves and bones that were not moved and remained under the playground of the William Dick school built in 1954[2] along with the housing project.[3]
Notable burials
- Manuel Azadigian (1901-1924), painter and sculptor
- Peter Cross (1815-1862), U.S. Mint assistant engraver
- Charles Kochersperger (1826-1867), Union Army officer
- George Lippard (1822-1854), Novelist, journalist, playwright, social activist and labor organizer[1]The Lippard grave and memorial were moved to Lawnview in 1951.[4]
References
- Thomas H. Keels (2003), Philadelphia graveyards and cemeteries, Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1229-X, ISBN 978-0-7385-1229-7. Pages 120-121.
- Haas, Kimberly. "Playing on Hallowed Ground: Hidden Cemeteries and the Modern City". www.hiddencityphila.org. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Burdo, Alison. "Forgotten Bodies Unearthed at Local Playground". www.nbcphiladelphia.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Ehrlich, Eugene and Gorton Carruth. The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982: 205. ISBN 0-19-503186-5
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