Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage

Circa 1845

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

1. Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage Markers

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Preservation Award
recognizing the restoration of
the Caretaker's Cottage at
Harrisburg Cemetery
2007
Historic Harrisburg Assocation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.

Location. 40° 16.243′ N, 76° 52.332′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. Marker is on 13th Street north of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north. Caretaker's Cottage and markers are just inside the cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 521 North 13th Street, Harrisburg PA 17103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. J. Henry Chayn (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrisburg Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); W. F. Richardson (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel F. Keller (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in the Harrisburg Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker);

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a different marker also named Harrisburg Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. George A. Brooks (about 600 feet away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Regarding Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage.
From the Harrisburg Cemetery NRHP Statement of Significance:

Harrisburg Cemetery is the largest and oldest cemetery located within the corporate limits of the city of Harrisburg. Throughout its one-hundred and thirty-five year history, the cemetery has provided a resting place for many of the influential families of Harrisburg as well as for many famous persons known at the local, state, and national levels. It has acquired a significant reputation based not only on the people buried within its confines, but also on its extreme beauty, setting, landscaping, and the significance, from an architectural standpoint, of its many monuments and mausoleums.

The caretaker's house, located just inside the cemetery's main entrance ,was built at the time the cemetery opened in 1845. It is Gothic Revival in design and is built in the shape

Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

2. Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage and Marker

of a cross with respect to floor plan layout. The building is two and one-half stories high and is brick constructed. The roof of the side wings is hipped while the perpendicular center section comprises an open-ended gable. The eave line of the roof is lined with bargeboards in traditional Carpenter Gothic form. The main doorway, and second story center window above, are arched and trimmed with decorative lintels of the same configuration. Also, the basement windows, which are fully exposed on the sides and rear of the building, are arched in a similar fashion and are set in a stone foundation wall. All other windows are square, double one-over-one sashed, and capped with protruding window lintels. The facade of the building is highlighted by a wide front porch which reaches beyond the width of the central gabled end. Two brick panelled chimneys rise conspicuously from the roofs of the northern and southern wings of the structure. In general, the romantic architecture expressed through the design of the caretaker's house well compliments the cemetery's overall curious appearance.

Also see . . .
1. Exploring the Harrisburg Cemetery. (Submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Harrisburg Cemetery National Register Nomination (85000866) Form. (Submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.