Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)

Riverside Cemetery
The cemetery chapel, c. 1905
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) is located in the United States
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Location5201 Brighton Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°47′39″N 104°57′33″W / 39.79417°N 104.95917°W / 39.79417; -104.95917
ArchitectEdbrooke, Frank E.; Lowrie, Harvey C.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.94001253[1]
CSRHP No.5AM.125
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 1994

Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery.[2] More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#94001253)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Frechette, Zoe (November 22, 2002). "Not Forgotten: At Denver's Oldest Cemetery, Orphans at last Gain Recognition". Preservation Magazine. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Adam (November 15, 2007). "History is buried at Riverside Cemetery". Brighton Standard-Blade. Retrieved November 28, 2007.

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