Lindenwood Cemetery

Lindenwood Cemetery is a rural cemetery operated by Dignity Memorial in Fort Wayne, Indiana, established in 1859. With over 74,000 graves and covering 175 acres (0.71 km²), it is one of the largest cemeteries in Indiana.^[2]

Lindenwood Cemetery
Chapel at Lindenwood Cemetery
Details
Established	1859 (1859)
Location	2324 West Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46808
Country	United States
Coordinates	41.080°N 85.175°W / 41.080; -85.175
Owned by	Dignity Memorial
Size	175 acres (71 ha)
No. of graves	74,000
Website	www.dignitymemorial.com/lindenwood-cemetery/en-us/history.page
Find a Grave	Lindenwood Cemetery
The Political Graveyard	Lindenwood Cemetery
Lindenwood Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	180 acres (73 ha)
Architect	Chislett, John; Doswell, John
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	78000043[1]
Added to NRHP	February 17, 1978

Famous interments include some of the most important political figures from Fort Wayne history including Samuel Hanna (1797– 1866), Jesse L. Williams (1807–1886), Allen Hamilton (1798–1864), Colonel George W. Ewing (1804–1866), Paul Frank Baer (1893–1930), Daisy E. Nirdlinger (1879–1950) and Arthur "Art" Roy Smith (1890–1926).^{[3][4]: 3–4}

Isaac De Groff Nelson helped to incorporate Lindenwood Cemetery, where a monument was built to him.^[5]

Lindenwood was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1978.^[1]