Greenwood Cemetery is a registered

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, listed in the

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on July 22, 1994. It contains 5 contributing buildings. Greenwood is designed in the style of a landscaped park and garden with mortuary art and statues among the graves.

History

In 1848 the Greenwood Cemetery Association was created in order to establish a community cemetery. Land to create the cemetery was purchased from local resident David Bigham, and planned by

Adolph Strauch Adolph Strauch (b. August 30, 1822 – 1883) was a renowned landscape architect born in Silesia, Prussia, known particularly for his layout designs of cemeteries like Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forest Lawn in Buffalo, NY and O ...

. Greenwood Cemetery was modeled after

Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first rural cemetery, rural, or garden, cemetery in the United States, located on the line between Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, Watertown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middl ...

in Boston and

Spring Grove Cemetery Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum () is a nonprofit rural cemetery and arboretum located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the third largest cemetery in the United States, after the Calverton National Cemetery and Abraham L ...

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which had also been designed by Strauch.

Prominent burials

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'' *

Warren Gard Warren Gard (July 2, 1873 – November 1, 1929) was an attorney, prosecutor, jurist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for four terms from 1913 to 1921. Early life and career Warren Gard was born in Hamilton ...

, US Congressman, attorney, prosecutor, and jurist * Samuel Herrick, US Congressman * John M. Millikin, Republican politician and Ohio State Treasurer *

Henry Lee Morey Henry Lee Morey (April 8, 1841 – December 29, 1902) was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and a politician and U.S. Congressman after the war. Early life and career Henry L. Morey was born in Milford Township ...

, US Congressman and US Army Civil War officer * James E. Neal, US Congressman and Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives * Robert M. Sohngen, lawyer and justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio 1947–1948 *

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, Zapp lead singer *

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, founder of Zapp *

Elijah Vance Elijah Vance (February 1, 1801 – January 11, 1871) was a Democratic politician from Butler County, Ohio. He was Speaker of the Ohio Senate in 1835 and 1836. Biography Elijah Vance was born at Bel Air, Maryland on February 1, 1801. He came to ...

, politician and Speaker of the Ohio Senate in 1835 and 1836. *

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, Civil War Brigadier General * S. S. Warner, Republican politician and Ohio State Treasurer from 1866–1871. * John Woods, US Congressman

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* * * {{NRHP in Butler County, Ohio Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Protected areas of Butler County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Ohio Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ohio Historic districts in Butler County, Ohio 1848 establishments in Ohio Cemeteries established in the 1840s