Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
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Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado
was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery
. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze. The cemetery is 280 acres with over 3800 trees.
The cemetery contains many fine monuments, including works by Robert Garrison
, John Paulding
, Arnold Ronnebeck
, Pompeo Coppini
and others.
The cemetery also contains 3 structures which have been designated as official historic landmarks by the City of Denver: the Little Ivy Chapel, the Gate Lodge, and the Fairmount Mausoleum
. The Little Ivy Chapel and the Gate Lodge were both constructed in 1890, the year the cemetery opened, and were designed by architect Henry Ten Eyck Wendell. The Fairmount Mausoleum, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, was designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans.-Location and operation:...
. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze. The cemetery is 280 acres with over 3800 trees.
The cemetery contains many fine monuments, including works by Robert Garrison
Robert Garrison
Robert Garrison was an American sculptor . He was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa.Garrison studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and with Gutzon Borglum...
, John Paulding
John Paulding (sculptor)
John Paulding American sculptor best remembered for his World War I memorials. Paulding was born on Darke County, Ohio on April 5, 1883....
, Arnold Ronnebeck
Arnold Ronnebeck
Arnold Rönnebeck was a German-born American modernist artist and museum administrator. He was a vital member of both the European and American avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century before settling in Denver, Colorado...
, Pompeo Coppini
Pompeo Coppini
Pompeo Luigi Coppini was an Italian sculptor who emigrated to the United States. Although his works can be found in Italy, Mexico and a number of American states, the majority of his work can be found in Texas...
and others.
The cemetery also contains 3 structures which have been designated as official historic landmarks by the City of Denver: the Little Ivy Chapel, the Gate Lodge, and the Fairmount Mausoleum
Fairmount Mausoleum (Denver, Colorado)
Fairmount Mausoleum is a public mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan...
. The Little Ivy Chapel and the Gate Lodge were both constructed in 1890, the year the cemetery opened, and were designed by architect Henry Ten Eyck Wendell. The Fairmount Mausoleum, constructed in 1929 and opened in 1930, was designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan.
Notable Burials
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott (1907–1989), US Senator
- Elias Milton Ammons (1860–1925), Colorado Governor
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(1895–1972), Colorado Governor - Dewey Crossman Bailey (1860–1937), Denver Mayor
- Charles Pierce Baldwin (1833–1912), Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- Caroline Bancroft (1900–1985), Newspaper reporter, writer
- William J. Barker (died 1911), Denver Mayor
- George Davis Begole (1877–1956), Denver Mayor
- Lou BlongerLou BlongerLou Blonger , born Louis Herbert Belonger, was a Wild West saloonkeeper, gambling-house owner, and mine speculator, but is best known as the kingpin of an extensive ring of confidence tricksters that operated for more than 25 years in Denver, Colorado...
(1849–1924), Saloonkeeper, gambling house owner and kingpin of Denver underworld - Charles Boettcher (1852–1948), Businessman, philanthropist
- Frederick Gilmer BonfilsFrederick Gilmer BonfilsFrederick Gilmer Bonfils , U.S. publisher who made the Denver Post into one of the largest newspapers in the United States....
(1860–1933), co-founder of the Denver Post - Helen Bonfils (1889–1972), businesswoman, philanthropist
- Henry Cordes Brown (1820–1906), founder of the Brown Palace Hotel
- John Sidney Brown (1833–1913), businessman and railroad developer
- Junius Flagg Brown (1827–1908), businessman and founder of Denver Museum of Natural History
- William C. Bryan (1852–1933), Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- Henry Augustus BuchtelHenry Augustus BuchtelHenry Augustus Buchtel was an American minister, educator, and public official, born near Akron, Ohio. He was the seventeenth governor of Colorado....
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(1895–1990), ArchitectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the... - William Evans Burney (1893–1969), US Representative from Colorado
- William Newton Byers (1831–1903), founder and editor of the Rocky Mountain NewsRocky Mountain NewsThe Rocky Mountain News was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427...
in Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... - Lewis Cass CarpenterLewis C. CarpenterLewis Cass Carpenter was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.Born in Putnam, Connecticut, Carpenter attende public schools before moving to New Jersey, where he taught school. He was appointed State inspector of public schools in New Jersey in 1863...
(1836–1908), US Representative from South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
- Ralph Lawrence CarrRalph Lawrence CarrRalph Lawrence Carr was the 29th Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943. Born in Rosita in Custer County, he grew up in Cripple Creek in Teller County and graduated from Cripple Creek High School in 1905. A Republican, Carr was committed to fiscal restraint in state government and opposed the...
(1887–1950), Colorado Governor - Walter Scott Cheesman (1838–1907), Colorado businessman
- George Washington Cook (1851–1916), US Representative from Colorado
- Job Adams CooperJob Adams CooperJob Adams Cooper was a U.S. Republican Party politician. He served as the sixth Governor of the State of Colorado from 1889 to 1891.-Early life:...
(1843–1899), Colorado Governor - Edward Prentiss Costigan (1874–1939), US Senator
- Helen Worden Erskine Cranmer (1896–1984), journalist and author
- Westbrook Schoonmaker Decker (1839–1903) US District Attorney
- Peter Hoyt Dominick (1915–1981), US Representative from Colorado, US Senator
- Stephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace Dorsey was a Senator from Arkansas.He was born in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, February 28, 1842 and moved to Ohio and settled in Oberlin. He attended the public schools....
(1842–1916), US Senator from Arkansas - Major Jacob DowningJacob DowningJacob Downing was a Major in the Union Army and a subordinate of Colonel John Chivington.In April 1864, Downing came upon a band of Cheyennes camped near Cedar Bluffs, 60 miles above the South Platte. Although he only suspected them of stealing cattle and horses, Downing launched an attack that...
(1830–1907), Lawyer, Civil War Officer - William Robb Eaton (1877–1942), US Representative from Colorado
- Frank Edbrooke (1840–1921), leading architect in Denver
- John ElitchJohn ElitchJohn Elitch was a restauranteur, businessman, actor, zookeeper, and original owner and namesake of Elitch Gardens and the Elitch Theatre in Denver, CO.- History :...
(1851–1891), founder of Elitch GardensElitch GardensElitch Gardens was a family-owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States at 38th and Tennyson streets. For more than a century Elitch's was one of the most popular entertainment destinations in Colorado... - Mary Hauck Elitch-Long (1856–1936), founder of Elitch TheatreElitch TheatreThe Historic Elitch Theatre is located at the original Elitch Gardens site in northwest Denver, Colorado. Opened in 1890 it was centerpiece of the park that was the First Zoo West of Chicago. The theatre was home to America's first, and oldest summer-stock theater from 1893 until 1987. The first...
- Fred A. Falkenburg (1857–1925), co-founder Woodmen of the WorldWoodmen of the WorldWoodmen of the World is a fraternal organization based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that operates a large privately held insurance company for its members....
, Pacific Jurisdiction - William Garrett Fisher (1844–1897), co-founder of Daniels & Fisher
- Justina Ford (1871–1952), medical pioneer
- Charles Gates, Sr. (1877–1961), founder of Gates Rubber Company
- Dean Milton Gillespie (1884–1949), US Congressman
- Aaron Morrill Gove (1867–1924), Architect
- Major E Aaron Gove (1839–1919), first superintendent of Denver Public Schools
- James Benton GrantJames Benton GrantJames Benton Grant was an American mining engineer and the third Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Russell County, Alabama and died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri....
(1848–1911), Colorado Governor - Emily K. Griffith (1868–1947), Educator
- Julius Caldeen GunterJulius Caldeen GunterJulius Caldeen Gunter was the 21st Governor of Colorado from January 9, 1917 until his term ended on January 14, 1919.He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and earned a LL.D Degree...
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- Warren Armstrong Haggott (1864–1958), US Representative from Colorado
- Horace M. Hale (1833–1901), Educator
- Irving HaleIrving HaleIrving Hale was a brigadier general of the United States of America who served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and the early stages of the Philippine-American War....
(1861–1930), founder of Veterans of Foreign WarsVeterans of Foreign WarsThe Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a congressionally chartered war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat... - Moses HallettMoses HallettMoses Hallett was a United States federal judge.Born in Galena, Illinois, Hallett read law to enter the Bar in 1858. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1859 to 1860. He was a gold miner in Colorado in 1860, returning to private practice in Denver, Colorado from 1861 to 1865...
(1834–1913), Chief Justice, US District Judge - Nathaniel Peter Hill (1832–1900), US Senator
- Robert Lee Howsam (1918–2008), co-founder of the Denver Broncos
- Charles James Hughes Jr.Charles J. Hughes, Jr.Charles James Hughes, Jr. was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Colorado.Born in Kingston, Missouri, Hughes attended the common schools and graduated from Richmond College in 1871. He then graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1873, was admitted to the bar in...
(1853–1911), US Senator - John Wesley IliffJohn Wesley IliffJohn Wesley Iliff, Sr. was a cattle rancher and is the namesake of the Iliff School of Theology.-Biography:He was born on December 18, 1831 in McLuney, Ohio to Salome Reed and Thomas Iliff....
(1831–1878), prominent cattle rancher - Byron L. JohnsonByron L. JohnsonByron Lindberg Johnson was an economist and U.S. Representative from Colorado.-Early life and education:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Johnson graduated from Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in 1933. He earned his B.A. at University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1938, and completed his M.A. ...
(1917–2000), US Representative from Colorado - Edwin Carl 'Big Ed' JohnsonEdwin C. JohnsonEdwin Carl Johnson was a Democratic Party politician who served as Governor of the state of Colorado.-Background:...
(1884–1970), Colorado Governor, US Senator - Harold Irving Johnston (1892–1949), World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
- John Jay Joslin (1829–1926), Founder, Joslin's Department Store
- George Keith (musician) (1933–2006), Jazz Musician
- George John Kindel (1855–1930), US Representative from Colorado
- William Lee KnousWilliam Lee KnousWilliam Lee Knous was a Colorado Democratic state legislator, state Supreme Court justice and the 31st Governor of Colorado, and a U.S. district judge....
(1889–1959), Colorado Governor - Arlene White LawrenceArlene White LawrenceArlene Hart White Lawrence was a Bishop and the third President and General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire Church, a Protestant denomination which in 1966 operated church congregations, missionary homes, radio stations, publishing operations, farms, schools and colleges from fifty-four...
(1916–1990), Bishop and the third President and General Superintendent of the Pillar of Fire ChurchPillar of Fire ChurchThe Pillar of Fire International is a Christian organization founded in Denver, Colorado in 1901 by Alma White, with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire was originally incorporated as the Pentecostal Union, but changed its name to distance itself from Pentecostalism in 1915... - Wolfe Londoner (1842–1912), Denver Mayor
- William Austin Hamilton Loveland (1826–1894), railroad entrepreneur and businessman
- Lieut. Francis Brown Lowry (1894–1918) WWI Officer, Lowry Air Force BaseLowry Air Force BaseLowry Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in the cities of Aurora and Denver, Colorado. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training and was heavily involved with the training of United States Army Air Forces bomber crews during World...
was named in honor of him - Rice William Means (1877–1949), US Senator
- Donald MeekDonald MeekDonald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor. He first worked as a stage actor and later became a film actor, starring in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish-American War and...
(1878–1946), popular character actor - Eugene Donald MillikinEugene Donald MillikinEugene Donald Millikin was a United States Senator from Colorado who served as Senate Republican Conference Chairperson from 1947 to 1956....
(1891–1958), US Senator - David Halliday Moffat (1839–1911), financier and industrialist
- James Stanford Moore (1903–1973), Major League Baseball Player
- Clarence J. Morley (1869–1948), Colorado Governor
- Frederick E. Mountjoy (1870–1941), architect, co-designer of the Fairmount Mausoleum
- James Quigg Newton Jr. (1911–2003) Denver Mayor
- Samuel Danford Nicholson (1859–1923), US Senator
- Harper M. Orahood (1841–1915), Civil War Union Army Officer
- Jackson OrrJackson OrrJackson Orr was a lawyer, Civil War officer, businessman, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from western Iowa...
(1832–1926), US Representative from Colorado - Thomas MacDonald PattersonThomas MacDonald PattersonThomas MacDonald Patterson was an American politician and newspaper publisher from the 1870s through the 1910s.-Biography:...
(1839–1916), US Representative from Colorado, US Senator - Lawrence Cowle Phipps (1862–1958), US Senator
- Frederick Pitkin (1837–1886), Colorado Governor
- James H. Platt, Jr.James H. Platt, Jr.James Henry Platt, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born in St. John's, Canada, Platt moved to Burlington, Vermont.He attended the common schools....
(1837–1894), US Representative from Colorado - Hugh H. PriceHugh H. PriceHugh Hiram Price was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, son of William T. Price.Born at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Price attended the grade and high schools, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
(1859–1904), US Representative from Colorado
- Henry M. Porter (1838–1937), Rancher, banker, donated land and money for Porter Adventist Hospital
- William MacLeod RaineWilliam MacLeod RaineWilliam MacLeod Raine , was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.-Life:William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine...
(1871–1954), Western Author - Rev. Myron W. Reed (1836–1899), religious leader, social reformer, co-founder of United Way
- Robert Sawers Roeschlaub (1843–1923), architect
- Jennie Rogers (1843–1909), Prominent Madam
- Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953), American medical scientist
- Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877–1933), US Senator
- John Franklin Shafroth (1854–1922), US Representative from Colorado, Colorado Governor, US Senator
- Isaiah Eamon Shoels (1980–1999), Columbine High School ShootingColumbine High School massacreThe Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12...
Victim - Mattie SilksMattie SilksMattie Silks, or Martha Ready , was a leading madam and brothel keeper in the latter part of the 19th century.-Early life:Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, raised in Indiana, Silks began her working career in Springfield, Illinois...
(1846–1929), Famous madam - Eben SmithEben SmithEben Smith was a successful mine owner, smelting company executive, railroad executive and bank owner in Colorado in the late 19th century and early 20th century.-Early life:...
(1832–1906), prominent bank, mine and railroad owner. - Robert W. SpeerRobert W. SpeerRobert Walter Speer was elected the mayor of Denver, Colorado three times. He served two four-year terms in office from 1904 to 1912. He died from pneumonia in 1918 while halfway through a third term in office that had started in 1916.-Biography:...
(1855–1918), Denver Mayor - Mary Madeline Bonfils Stanton (1883–1962), Philanthropist
- George Gifford Symes (1840–1893), US Representative from Colorado
- Harry Heye Tammen (1856–1924), co-founder of the Denver Post
- Henry Moore TellerHenry Moore TellerHenry Moore Teller was a U.S. politician. Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885.-Biography:He served in the Senate and Cabinet for over thirty years, and was connected with the Free Silver question, beginning in 1880. During that time, he did much in and out of Congress with tongue and...
(1830–1914), US Senator, Secretary of the InteriorUnited States Secretary of the InteriorThe United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
between 1882 and 1885. - James H. Teller (1850–1937), Lawyer, Judge, and Legal Pioneer of Western Judicial System
- Joseph Addison Thatcher (1838–1918), Businessman
- Charles Spalding ThomasCharles Spalding ThomasCharles Spalding Thomas was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia, he attended private schools in Georgia and Connecticut, and served briefly in the Confederate Army.-Biography:...
(1849–1934), Colorado Governor, US Senator - James H. TurpinJames H. TurpinFirst Sergeant James H. Turpin was an American soldier in the United States Army who served with the fifth U.S. Cavalry regiment during the Apache Wars...
(1846–1893), Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - William Newell Vaile (1876–1927), US Representative from Colorado
- Jerry Cox Vasconcelles (1892–1950), World War I flying Ace
- Marion Van Horn (1837–1895), Civil War Veteran, Mayor of Denver
- Jasper D. WardJasper D. WardJasper Delos Ward was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Java, Wyoming County, New York, Ward attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1849 and 1850. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois...
(1829–1902), US Representative from Colorado - Orlando WardOrlando WardOrlando Ward was a career United States Army Officer. During World War II, as a Major General, he commanded the U.S. 1st Armored Division during Operation Torch...
(1891–1972), US Army Major General - Henry White WarrenHenry White WarrenHenry White Warren was an American Methodist Episcopal bishop and author, brother of William Fairfield Warren. He was born at Williamsburg, Mass., and graduated in 1853 at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. He taught ancient languages at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. , and then entered...
(1831–1912), Bishop of Methodist Episcopal Church - Joseph Henry Ernest Waters (1852–1893), International mining engineer
- Thomas James Waters (1843–1898), International architect
- Cassius White (1886–1923), first supreme commander of American Woodmen
- Ray Bridwell WhiteRay Bridwell WhiteRay Bridwell White was the son of Alma White, the leader of the Pillar of Fire Church in Zarephath, New Jersey...
(1892–1946), of the Pillar of Fire ChurchPillar of Fire ChurchThe Pillar of Fire International is a Christian organization founded in Denver, Colorado in 1901 by Alma White, with headquarters in Zarephath, New Jersey. The Pillar of Fire was originally incorporated as the Pentecostal Union, but changed its name to distance itself from Pentecostalism in 1915... - Adolf J. Zang (1856–1916), owner of Zang Brewery