West Laurel Hill Cemetery

West Laurel Hill Cemetery
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West Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Pennsylvania
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
West Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in the United States
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Location225 Belmont Ave., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.[2]
Coordinates40°0′53″N 75°13′23″W / 40.01472°N 75.22306°W / 40.01472; -75.22306
Area200 acres (81 hectares)[3]
Built1869 (1869)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts, Gothic
Websitelaurelhillphl.com
NRHP reference No.92000991[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1992

West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1869, is 200 acres (81 hectares) in size, and contains the burials of many notable people. It is affiliated with Laurel Hill Cemetery in nearby Philadelphia. The cemetery property is an accredited arboretum and has an on-site funeral home and crematorium. The cemetery contains two Jewish burial sections and an environmentally friendly burial section. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#92000991)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Laurel Hill West". www.laurelhillphl.com. Laurel Hill Cemetery. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "West Laurel Cemetery". www.lmconservancy.org. Lower Merion Conservancy. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

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