Cemetery in Vineland, New Jersey, US
United States historic place
Siloam Cemetery
Siloam Chapel
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Show map of the United States Location 550 North Valley AvenueVineland, New Jersey Area 14.4 acres (5.8 ha) Architect H.M. Holbrook Architectural style Gothic Revival NRHP reference No. 100005155 [ 1] [ 2] NJRHP No. 5451[ 3] Added to NRHP April 3, 2020 Designated NJRHP August 12, 2019
Siloam Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the city of Vineland in Cumberland County, New Jersey , United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 2020, for its significance in architecture and landscape architecture.[ 4]
The cemetery, located at 550 North Valley Avenue, was established in 1864 on a plot of land donated by Charles K. Landis , the founder of Vineland. A chapel was constructed in 1918 and features Gothic Revival architecture .[ 4] It is located in the center of one of the original sections of the cemetery. Many local residents, some of whom were nationally prominent, are buried there.
Gothic arches
Notable interments
Henry Herbert Goddard (1866–1957), researcher at Vineland Training School
Charles K. Landis (1833–1900), founder of Vineland, an attorney, author, and real estate developer
Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), evangelist and industrial educator
Thelma Parkinson (1898–1983), politician, candidate for 1930 special election for the United States Senate , member of the New Jersey State Board of Tax Appeals, member (and later president) of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission 1954 to 1970.
Mary Treat (1831?–1923), a naturalist who corresponded with Charles Darwin
Thomas Bramwell Welch (1825–1903), developer of Welch's grape juice.
Portia Gage (1813-1903), organizer with Women's suffrage in New Jersey .
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