The Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Opened in 1849, Odd Fellow Rest Cemetery is one of a group of historic cemeteries in New Orleans. The cemetery features Renaissance architecture and Exotic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1980. Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery is not open to the public.
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery | |
 Odd Fellows Rest Gate | |
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| Location | Canal Street & City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°58′54″N 90°06′38″W / 29.98167°N 90.11056°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Exotic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001745[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1980 |
History
editOdd Fellows Rest Cemetery is the oldest Fraternal Cemetery in New Orleans. Land for the Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery was purchased for $700 in 1847 by the members of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.[2] The cemetery was officially opened in 1849 as a burial place for members of the Odd Fellows and their families. The first interments in the cemetery took place at the opening ceremony in 1849, where the remains of 16 members of the Odd Fellows were disinterred from other cemeteries and reinterred at Odd Fellows.[3] Due to the 1853 Yellow Fever Pandemic burials were opened to persons outside the Order of the Odd Fellows.[2]
Today[when?] the cemetery is closed to the public to prevent vandalism. The Herb Import Company shares the cemetery's address and leases the location from the Odd Fellows.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 - ) (1979). Louisiana SP Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Louisiana, 1964 - 2013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ J.H.S (March 17, 1948). "CONSECRATION OF THE ODD-FELLOWS' REST, NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS". Gazette of the Union, Golden Rule & Odd-Fellows' Family Companion. 10 (11): 174 – via EBSCO.
- ^ Brown, Shelley. "No rest at Odd Fellow's, maybe no more". www.fox8live.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
External links
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- Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Rest
- Renovation work at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery coincides with RTA streetcar project
- The Herb Import Company | 5055 Canal St.
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