Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery
United States historic place in Houston, Texas
United States historic place
Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery | |
29°47′18″N 95°28′41″W / 29.78833°N 95.47806°W / 29.78833; -95.47806 | |
Area | 34.8 acres (14.1 ha) |
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Built | 1931 |
Architect | Dionicio Rodriguez |
Architectural style | Faux vois Sculpture |
MPS | Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 04001174[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 2004 |
The Woodlawn Garden of Memories is a cemetery in Houston, Texas which is included in the National Register of Historic Places. NRHP lists Dionicio Rodriguez as the cemetery's architect.[2]
Notable burials
- Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña (1977 & 1978 – both died 1993), murder victims
- Chloe Jones (1975–2005), pornographic actress
- Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), TV reporter
Further reading
- Light, Patsy Pittman (2008). Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-610-0.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Woodlawn Garden of Memories". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
External links
Media related to Woodlawn Cemetery (Houston, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons
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Dionicio Rodriguez works listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places
- Couchwood
- Crestview Park
- Lakewood Park
- Little Switzerland
- T. R. Pugh Memorial Park
- Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park Cemetery
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