Forest Lawn Cemetery is a historic

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeter ...

in Buffalo,

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, founded in 1849 by Charles E. Clarke. It covers over and over 152,000 are buried there, including U.S. President

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, First Lady

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, singer

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...

, Congresswoman

Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional dist ...

, and inventors

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and

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. Forest Lawn is on the

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Overview

Since its inception, Forest Lawn has served as a cemetery, park,

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, crematory and outdoor museum. Monuments, mausoleums and sculptures have attracted visitors for over 150 years. The first sculpture of Seneca Indian chief Red Jacket was erected in 1851. Red Jacket is depicted wearing the richly embroidered scarlet coat presented to him by a British officer, while on his breast is displayed the large silver peace medal awarded to him by President

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Every summer Forest Lawn offers "Sundays in the Cemetery" tours, each with a particular theme. Past examples have included the

Pan-American Exposition The Pan-American Exposition was a world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park–Front Park System, Delaware Park, extending ...

Trolley Tour, Forest Lawn History Trolley Tour, Forest Lawn History Walk,

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Bus Tour and the Forest Lawn Nature Walk. In 2023, Forest Lawn lobbied the city of Buffalo to block the construction of a four-story mixed-use building with 41 housing units on the site of a former gas station and vacant single-story retail building. Forest Lawn officials argued that the building would have adverse impacts on one of its crematories and cast shadows on the cemetery.

Margaret L. Wendt Archive and Research Center

In 2014, the Margaret L. Wendt Archive and Resource Center opened within the cemetery. It is a digitized history center, of

interment Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and object ...

records maintained since 1849, that features a number of interpretive displays highlighting the notable citizens buried in the cemetery. The building features

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led rooms and the design of the building mimics some of the historic structure that once stood at the same site. The staff includes Amizetta Haj (Interpretive Program Director), John Edens and staff. Construction and funding for the Center was provided by The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation along with support from The John R. Oishei Foundation.

Mausoleums

In 2004,

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’s 1928 design for the

Blue Sky Mausoleum Blue Sky Mausoleum, in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York, is the 2004 completion of a 1928 design by Frank Lloyd Wright as a commercial cemetery project. The design was completed by a one-time apprentice to Wright, Anthony Puttnam. Pu ...

was realized. The Mausoleum contains 24 crypts, which can be purchased and memorialized by individual owners. The Blue Sky Mausoleum is one of three Frank Lloyd Wright memorial sculptures in the world. Sculptor David P. Dowler created a Steuben Glass piece in a limited edition of 26, of which 24 are reserved for those who purchase crypts in the Mausoleum. Crypt clients also receive a copy of architectural historian Richard O. Reisem's 2005 book, ''Blue Sky Mausoleum of Frank Lloyd Wright''. Other mausoleums in the cemetery include: * Burgess-Little Mausoleum – designed by H. H. (Henry Harrison) Little. * Butler Mausoleum – constructed for

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, proprietor of the ''

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''. * Buswell-Hochstetter Mausoleum * Good Mausoleum – constructed for Daniel B. Good, who established the Seibert-Good Company in Chicago, which later consolidated with the Seymour H. Knox stores of Buffalo, N.Y. and finally amalgamated with the

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. * Goodyear (Frank) Mausoleum – constructed for Frank Henry Goodyear, who, with his brother, Charles W. Goodyear, started the

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. * Kellner Mausoleum – constructed for John. S. Kellner, president of the Crystal Ice and Storage Company. * Knox Mausoleum – constructed for Seymour H. Knox I, co-founder of

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. * Laub Mausoleum * Letchworth-Skinner Mausoleum – * Mitchel H. Mark Mausoleum – constructed for

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, founder of the Vitascope Theater Company * Oberkircher Mausoleum – constructed for Caroline Oberkircher and family. * Pierce (George) Mausoleum – constructed for George N. Pierce who co-founded a company known as Heinz, Pierce and Munshauer for the manufacture of refrigerators, birdcages, iceboxes and bathtubs, until leaving to establish the Pierce Cycle Company, which later became the

Pierce-Arrow The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, active from 1901 to 1938. Although best known for its expensive Luxury vehicle, luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manuf ...

Motor Car Co. * Stachura Mausoleum – constructed for Chester and Gloria Stachura. * Steuernagel Mausoleum – constructed for John Steuernagel, president and board chairman of Kleinhans department store. * Vars Mausoleum – designed by Lawrence Bley and Duane Lyman. Interred are Harry Thorp Vars, Gertrude Waltho Vars, Mary G. Vars, Addison Foster Vars, Addison F. Vars Jr., Aline Vars, Carlton J. Balliett, Evelyn Waltho Balliett Jr., Rose Waltho Brown, Bertha W. Barker, and Estelle Noell Reavis. * Walden-Myer Mausoleum – designed by

Richard A. Waite Richard Alfred Waite (May 14, 1848 – January 7, 1911) was a British-born American architect in the late 19th century. Early years Richard Waite was born in London in 1848 as one of seven children (surviving included William T., Helen and Jenni ...

for Buffalo's mayor from 1838–39,

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, and son-in law, Albert J. Myer, recognized by many as the "founder and father" of the US Weather Bureau. * Willams-Pratt Mausoleum

Gallery

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for Darwin D. Martin. Constructed in 2004. Image:Blue Sky Mausoleum 4.jpg, Close-Up of Blue Sky Mausoleum Image:Red_Jacket_monument.jpg, Red Jacket statue sculpted by

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, 1890. Image:Crane Monument - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, Thomas Crane Monument, 1853. Image:Blocher Memorial - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, The Blocher Memorial Image:Birge Memorial - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, The Birge Memorial by George Cary for George K. Birge, president of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. Image:Fakir of Ava - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, Grave of the Fakir of Ava Image:Dorothy Goetz Berlin grave.jpg, Grave of Dorothy Goetz, wife of Irving Berlin Image:Cook Forest lawn.JPG, Marker for final resting place of Frederick Cook Image:Oishei Bell - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, The Oishei Bell, near the entrance to the cemetery Image:Blocher Memorial interior - Forest Lawn, Buffalo.jpg, Interior of the Blocher Memorial Image:Millard Fillmore Grave.jpg,

grave Image:Rick James Grave.jpg,

grave Image:Colgan Air Flight 3407 Memorial.jpg, Memorial to the victims of

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Others buried here

* John J. Albright (1848–1931), American businessman and philanthropist * Lewis F. Allen (1800–1890), American politician and land developer * Major Andre Andrews (1792–1834), 2nd Mayor of Buffalo * William Farquhar Barry (1818–1879), U.S. Civil War general *

Hiram Barton Hiram Barton (1810–1880) was mayor of the city of Buffalo, New York, serving 1849–1850 and 1852–1853. He was born in Hebron, New York on May 20, 1810. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where he studied law. He moved to Buffalo i ...

(1810–1880), Mayor of Buffalo, 1849–50, 1852–53 * Lyman K. Bass (1836–1889), member of the

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* Philip Becker (1830–1898), Mayor of Buffalo, 1876–77, 1886–89 * Al Boasberg (1891–1937), comedy writer * Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), first female architect * Daniel D. Bidwell Civil War brigadier general
John Brent
first African-American professional architect in Buffalo * Thomas A. Budd (1818–1862), US Navy officer *

, inventor of modern air conditioning * Stephen Champlin, US Navy officer *

, American politician, educator, and author * George William Clinton, Mayor of Buffalo *

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, Mayor of Buffalo, 1853, 1854–55 *

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, explorer, physician, and

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* Lewis P. Dayton, Mayor of Buffalo, 1874–75 *

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, United States Congressman and Lt. Governor of New York State *

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, Mayor of Buffalo, 1862–65, a founder of Wells Fargo and of American Express.

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is named for him. *

, wife of U.S. President Millard Fillmore * Caroline C. Fillmore, second wife of U.S. President Millard Fillmore * Barbara Siggers Franklin, mother of singer

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, first wife of

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, first US aviator killed in Europe in World War II, 1900–1942 (

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, body not recovered) *

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, American poet and novelist *

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, first president of the

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* Charles W. Goodyear, co-founder of the

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* Nathan K. Hall, member of the

Mickey Harmon Michael Thoren Harmon (May 13, 1984 – March 4, 2025) was an American visual artist, graphic designer and queer activist. He was a prominent fixture of the Allentown, Buffalo, Allentown district of Buffalo, New York, living and working within th ...

(1984–2025), American artist and activist * Samuel P. Heintzelman, Civil War major general * E.F. "Tommy" Hughitt, 1920s NFL quarterback, politician and auto salesman * Red Jacket, Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf

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* Martha Jackson, art dealer, founder of the Martha Jackson Gallery * Edwin Jaeckle, New York Republican State Chairman 1940–44 *

(1948–2004), American musician and composer * Edward Austin Kent, Buffalo architect who perished aboard the RMS ''Titanic'' (1854–1912) * Jesse Ketchum, Canadian politician and tannery owner in Toronto and Buffalo * William Ketchum, Mayor of Buffalo, 1844–45 *

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, Founder of the

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, banker and community leader * Seymour H. Knox I, businessman, co-founder of

* John D. Larkin, owner and founder of the Larkin mail order company, 1845–1926 * Stanford Lipsey (1927–2016), newspaper publisher * Timothy T. Lockwood, Mayor of Buffalo, 1858–59 * John C. Lord, Presbyterian minister and activist * George Maltby Love, 1831–1887 Civil War

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Recipient * Matthew D. Mann (1845–1921), American gynecologist who operated on President McKinley after he was shot * Louis W. Marcus (1863–1923), Justice of the

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, pioneer of motion picture exhibition * Darwin D. Martin,

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executive and commissioner of the Darwin D. Martin House * Joseph G. Masten, Mayor of Buffalo, 1843–44 & 1845–46 * William McMillan, Buffalo's first Superintendent of Parks * Henry Moxley, African-American businessman, religious leader and activist * Albert J. Myer father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps * Dr. Roswell Park, founder of

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* Ely S. Parker, Seneca attorney,

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, and tribal

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* Ralph Peo, Founder of Frontier Industries, CEO & Chairman of

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Kristen Pfaff Kristen Marie Pfaff (née Parco; May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) was an American musician, best known as the bassist for alternative rock band Hole from 1993 to 1994. Prior to Hole, Pfaff was the bassist and backing vocalist for Minneapolis-based ...

, ex-bassist of American rock band

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* Hiram Pratt, Mayor of Buffalo * Bennett C. Riley,

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General and last military Governor of

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actor, patternmaker,

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maker * Charles Cary Rumsey, sculptor * William Findlay Rogers, Mayor of Buffalo, US Representative * Jacob F. Schoellkopf (1819—1899), industrialist * Grace Carew Sheldon (1855–1921), American journalist, author, editor, businesswoman * Henry K. Smith, Mayor of Buffalo, 1850–51 * Alfred P. Southwick, steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor of the first

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* Mary Burnett Talbert *

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, Mayor of Buffalo * Josiah Trowbridge, physician and Mayor of Buffalo * George Urban Jr. (1850–1928), businessman *

, British-born American architect * John B. Weber, Civil War colonel and

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, 1885–89 * Chandler J. Wells, Mayor of Buffalo, 1866–67 *

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(1851–1935), New York Supreme Court justice * John G. Wickser,

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, 1903–04 * Samuel Wilkeson, industrialist and Mayor of Buffalo * Joseph Willcocks, former member of the

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and

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in the Canadian Volunteers (

) during the

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* William Williams, U.S. Representative, railroad executive, banker * Craig Lehner, Buffalo Police Officer * 17 unidentified victims of the Angola Horror * 11 unknown soldiers who died in hospitals in Buffalo during the Civil War

References

External links

Forest Lawn Cemetery official site
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