Evergreen Cemetery (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

 cemetery, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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Historic cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Established: 1871
Architects:
- cemetery layout: John Blair (Chicago, IL)
- chapel: L.A. Pease (Colorado Springs, CO)
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: 220 acres
Also known as: Mt. Washington Cemetery; Mountain Home Cemetery
Date added to NRHP: 2/11/1993
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: As the oldest operating cemetery in Colorado Springs, Evergreen is significant for its association with the social history of the area during the city’s early development. The 220 acre site was donated in part by the founder of Colorado Springs, General William Jackson Palmer, who is interred here.

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