The South Bend City Cemetery was established in 1831, when Lathrop Taylor and
Alexis Coquillard donated the land upon which it was built. Jacob Roof was the first burial was on August 25, 1831.[2][3] The Miller Mausoleum was built in 1882 and the Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum in 1884.[2] The sexton's cottage, designed by Parker & Austin, was built in 1899, the same year that the cast iron entrance gate was installed at the Elm Street entrance.[2][3]
By December 1911, there were 7,190 burials at City Cemetery.[3] A monument in memory of the veterans of the
American Civil War of 1861–1865 was added in 1914 thanks to a donation from
Union Army colonel
Norman Eddy.[2]
The South Bend City Cemetery was established in 1831, when Lathrop Taylor and
Alexis Coquillard donated the land upon which it was built. Jacob Roof was the first burial was on August 25, 1831.[2][3] The Miller Mausoleum was built in 1882 and the Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum in 1884.[2] The sexton's cottage, designed by Parker & Austin, was built in 1899, the same year that the cast iron entrance gate was installed at the Elm Street entrance.[2][3]
By December 1911, there were 7,190 burials at City Cemetery.[3] A monument in memory of the veterans of the
American Civil War of 1861–1865 was added in 1914 thanks to a donation from
Union Army colonel
Norman Eddy.[2]