Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

South section 10, view from mausoleums down hill to Receiving Tomb

South section, general view from Indiana Avenue across Ridge Avenue looking east to west into the cemetery

South section, view to sandstone posts & iron gates that demarcate the main entrance; the gateway was designed by John McArthur in 1849 and originally had pedestrian gates to either side

General view along roadway

Disston Mausoleum, elevation, looking south

Disston Mausoleum, detail of doorway, looking south

Disston Mausoleum, detail of doorway and steps

Aerial view, looking west.

Aerial view, looking northwest.

Aerial view.

Aerial view.

Aerial view, looking north.

Aerial view, looking northeast.

Aerial view, Laurel Hill Cemetery, looking northwest from a point above Mount Peace Cemetery.

Aerial view, Laurel Hill Cemetery (left) and Mount Peace Cemetery (right). Location across Ridge Avenue from Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Peace Cemetery was founded by the Odd Fellow Cemetery Company in 1865.

Aerial view, Mount Peace Cemetery.

Aerial view, the triangle of opening space at center, across Ridge Avenue from Mount Peace Cemetery, is the close of the Church of St. James the Less. Constructed between 1846 and 1848, the church was conceived and built under the direction of the English Ecclesiological Society, a influence movement in the Anglican Church reviving medieval ritual and architectural design. See HABS No. PA-1725 for more information.

General view showing entrance elevation

General, view closer

View of the front facade of the gatehouse, looking from the southeast