Oak Hill Cemetery (Lebanon, Indiana) Explained

Oak Hill Cemetery
Location:	935 E. Washington St., Lebanon, Indiana
Coordinates:	40.0472°N -86.4544°W
Built:	, c. 1925
Architect:	Pfeiffer, R.J.
Architecture:	Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival
Added:	March 26, 2014
Refnum:	14000068^[1]

Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana. The cemetery was established in 1872 as Rodefer Cemetery, and includes many noteworthy examples of Victorian funerary art. Other notable features are the Late Gothic style William L. Powell Chapel (1930), office building (1955), English barn, the Romanesque Revival style main gate, north gate, the original mausoleum, Metzger Mausoleum, Heath Mausoleum, and Stokes Mausoleum. Notable burials include Indiana governor and U.S. Senator Samuel M. Ralston (1857–1925).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

Notable burials

Noteworthy burials at the cemetery include:

• Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828–1901), US Congressman
• Sylvia Likens (1949–1965), torture-murder victim
• Samuel M. Ralston (1857–1925), Indiana governor and U.S. Senator

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-04-04. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14. National Park Service.
2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oak Hill Cemetery. 2015-07-01. Laura Olinger and Rebecca Smith. PDF. August 2012. and Accompanying photographs.