Davenport Crematorium

Davenport Crematorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	3902 Rockingham Road, Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates:	41°30′37″N 90°37′53″W / 41.51028°N 90.63139°W / 41.51028; -90.63139Coordinates: 41°30′37″N 90°37′53″W / 41.51028°N 90.63139°W / 41.51028; -90.63139
Architect:	F.G. Clausen
Architectural style:	Romanesque Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	83002418 [1]
Added to NRHP:	January 19, 1983

The Davenport Crematorium is located in Fairmont Cemetery in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] The facility opened in 1891 and the first cremation was that of Otto Kochert.^[2] It is the ninth oldest crematorium still in existence in the United States.^[3] The building now houses the cemetery’s offices.^[4]

Fairmont Cemetery

The cemetery was established in 1881 by stockholders who were mostly of German descent. The first burial in the cemetery was John Dibbern on August 1, 1881.^[3] It acquired the name Fairmont Cemetery in 1900. A mausoleum, with 530 crypts, was constructed in 1929.^[3]

See also

Other buildings designed by Frederick G. Clausen:

• Hibernia Hall
• Hillside (Davenport, Iowa)
• J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store
• Lend-A-Hand Club

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-10-12. http://www.nps.gov/nr/. 
2. ^ "1865-1895—The Development years". Davenport Public Library. http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=225&nt=207&nt2=222. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Davenport Cemeteries". Davenport Public Library. http://www.qcmemory.org/Default.aspx?PageId=262&nt=207. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
4. ^ "Fairmont Cemetery". Find-A-Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSvcid=137875&CRid=94734&pt=Fairmount%20Cemetery&. Retrieved 2010-11-30.