Franklinton in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Green Lawn Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 11, 2026

1. Green Lawn Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Landscape architect Howard Daniels designed the original portion of Green Lawn Cemetery in 1848. Noted Columbus architect Frank Packard designed Green Lawn's Chapel mausoleum, the Hayden family mausoleum, and the Packard mausoleum. Spanning over 360 acres, the cemetery's wooded setting provides a habitat for a variety of birds and other wildlife. The Chapel contains stunning stained glass windows and mosaic artwork by Tiffany & Company of New York. The monuments, obelisks, and memorials throughout the cemetery represent a wealth of artwork and a history of Columbus. As one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Ohio, Green Lawn is the resting-place of many noted individuals who have made significant contributions to Columbus, Franklin County and the nation.

Interments here include: Gordon Battelle - founder of Battelle Memorial Institute, a center for creative research and invention development; Samuel Bush - president of Buckeye Steel Castings and grandfather and great grandfather of United States Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush; Dr. Lincoln Goodale - first physician to practice in Franklinton, now Columbus;

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P. W. Huntington - founder of Huntington National Bank in Columbus in 1866 and member of Green Lawn's Board of Trustees for over forty years; Simon Lazarus - began Lazarus department stores in 1851; James Poindexter - barber, minister, conductor on the Underground Railroad, and first African American to be elected to Columbus City Council; James Rhodes - the longest serving governor of Ohio; Eddie Rickenbacker - famed racecar driver and World War I flying ace; Lucas Sullivant - surveyor and planner of the city of Franklinton in 1797; James Thurber - twentieth century humorist author and cartoonist; and honored veterans of every war since the Civil War.
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This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Green Lawn Cemetery, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 41-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #41 George H.W. Bush, the

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 11, 2026

2. Green Lawn Cemetery Marker

Former U.S. Presidents: #43 George W. Bush, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 39° 56.398′ N, 83° 1.422′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Franklinton. It is on Greenlawn Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Greenlawn Avenue, Columbus OH 43223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chimney Swifts (within shouting distance of this marker); Native Prairie (within shouting distance of this marker); Departed Denizens (approx. 0.4 miles away);

Green Lawn Cemetery Entrance and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

3. Green Lawn Cemetery Entrance and Marker

Pigeon Oaks (approx. half a mile away); Founding of Veterans of Foreign Wars / VFW Founders Day (approx. half a mile away); The Pond (approx. half a mile away); Lucas Sullivant (approx. half a mile away); Consecration Grove (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . . Green Lawn Cemetery web site. (Submitted on October 14, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 11, 2026

4. Green Lawn Cemetery Marker

Green Lawn Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

5. Green Lawn Cemetery Entrance

Green Lawn Cemetery Section Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

6. Green Lawn Cemetery Section Marker

Lucas Sullivant Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

7. Lucas Sullivant Monument

Founder of Franklinton (1797), the precursor of Columbus, Ohio.

Brevet Major General Frederick Phisterer Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

8. Brevet Major General Frederick Phisterer Monument

Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, among the 144,000 burials in the cemetery.

Chapel Mausoleum in Green Lawn Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2009

9. Chapel Mausoleum in Green Lawn Cemetery

Tiffany Stained Glass Window in Chapel Mausoleum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2009

10. Tiffany Stained Glass Window in Chapel Mausoleum

Green Lawn Cemetery.

Tiffany Stained Glass Window Dedication in Chapel Mausoleum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 20, 2009

11. Tiffany Stained Glass Window Dedication in Chapel Mausoleum

Green Lawn Cemetery.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

12. Green Lawn Cemetery Marker (Side A)

Green Lawn Cemetery Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008

13. Green Lawn Cemetery Marker (Side B)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,515 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 9, 10, 11. submitted on October 20, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 12, 13. submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.