South Bend City Cemetery
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South Bend City Cemetery | |
 Grave of the 17th U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax. | |
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| Location | South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′41″N 86°16′04″W / 41.67806°N 86.26778°W |
| Built | 1831 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003189[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 2018 |
The South Bend City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in South Bend, Indiana.
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 cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 4, 2018.[1]
