Lake Forest Cemetery

Lake Forest Cemetery
The Barrell Memorial Gate at the entrance of Lake Forest Cemetery on Lake Avenue
Lake Forest Cemetery is located in Illinois
Lake Forest Cemetery
Lake Forest Cemetery is located in the United States
Lake Forest Cemetery
Location1525 North Lake Road, Lake Forest, Illinois
Coordinates42°16′04″N 87°49′52″W / 42.2677°N 87.8312°W / 42.2677; -87.8312
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
ArchitectOssian Cole Simonds, Almerin Hotchkiss, William Le Baron Jenney
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.01000597[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2001

Lake Forest Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. The site was first identified for burial in 1857 when the town of Lake Forest was planned. Later, William Le Baron Jenney designed a winding road system and Ossian Cole Simonds developed the landscape scheme.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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