Northside in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Spring Grove Cemetery
National Historic Landmark
Spring Grove Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance as the original site and model for the landscape-lawn concept that dominated American cemetery design from the mid 19th century into the 20th century.
Erected 2007 by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list.
Location. 39° 9.913′ N, 84° 31.375′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Northside. It can be reached from Spring Grove Avenue half a mile west of Mitchell Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The cemetery is open 8-6 daily. The marker is located at the Administration offices. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4521 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati OH 45232, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Manning Ferguson Force Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lloyd House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ludlow's Station (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Greendale (approx. one mile away); The Probasco Fountain (approx. one mile away); Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.


