Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery explained

Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery
Location:	335 Main Street, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates:	31.3181°N -92.4394°W
Built:	1858
Architect:	Upjohn, Richard; et al.
Architecture:	Gothic Revival
Added:	June 22, 2000
Refnum:	00000718

Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church and Cemetery is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal Church building and its adjoining cemetery located at 335 Main Street in Pineville, Louisiana, United States.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2000. Mt. Olivet is no longer a parish church and is now Mount Olivet Chapel. Its parish hall is now the Diocesan House of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana.^[1]

Notable interments

• George Washington Bolton (1841–1931), state politician and banker^{[2] [3]}
• Henry E. Hardtner (1870–1935), businessman and conservationist^[3]
• Thomas Overton Moore (1804–1876), Louisiana Governor
• John H. Overton (1875–1948), U.S. Representative and Senator^[3]

External links

• Mt. Olivet Chapel & Cemetery History
• Mt. Olivet: Restoration

Notes and References

1. http://www.diocesewla.org/diostaff.htm Mount Olivet Chapel and Diocesan House
2. Web site: Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - Dictionary B . Louisiana Historical Association . 2021-07-19.
3. Web site: Mt. Olivet Cemetery burials . usgwarchives.net . 2021-07-19.