River View Cemetery (Aurora, Indiana) Explained

River View Cemetery
Location:3635 E. Laughery Creek Rd., south of Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.0258°N -84.8878°W
Architect:Tinsley, William
Architecture:Romanesque Revival, Victorian
Added:December 31, 2013
Refnum:13001011[1]

River View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. Designed by noted architect William Tinsley, the cemetery was established in 1869, and features curvilinear and contoured drive paths and radial burial arrangements. Notable contributing resources include the Soldier's Circle; entry gate, fencing, and signage; the cemetery chapel (1906); Romanesque Revival style well house (1889); and three mausoleums: the Yorm Mausoleum (1886), Stevens Mausoleum (1907), and McHenry Mausoleum (1877). Notable interments include Jesse Lynch Holman (1784–1842) (reburial from Veraestau), Lonnie Mack (1941–2016), and William Steele Holman (1822–1897).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-01-10. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. 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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: River View Cemetery. 2015-08-01. Mary O'Brien Gibson . PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs, site map, parcel map, and quad map.