Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery
Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery | |
| Location | 1101 Antoine Houston, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°47′18″N 95°28′41″W / 29.78833°N 95.47806°W |
| Area | 34.8 acres (14.1 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Dionicio Rodriguez |
| Architectural style | Faux bois Sculpture |
| MPS | Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001174[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 2004 |
The Woodlawn Garden of Memories is a cemetery in Houston, Texas which is included in the National Register of Historic Places. NRHP lists Dionicio Rodriguez as the cemetery's architect.[2]
Notable burials
- Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña (1977 & 1978 – both died 1993), murder victims
- Chloe Jones (1975–2005), pornographic actress
- Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), TV reporter
Further reading
- Light, Patsy Pittman (2008). Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-610-0.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Woodlawn Garden of Memories". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
External links
Media related to Woodlawn Cemetery (Houston, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons