Location: 3607 Pearl Rd, Cleveland, OH 44109
Distance: Approximately 5 miles/12 minutes from Cleveland
|100% Car FRIENDLY and a popular stop for photographers in the area. As you enter this location there will be signs to the William R. Halley Chapel and the Gatehouse is nothing short of an amazing structure in itself. Be respectful of the site – this is a resting place for loved ones and normal daily operations may be occurring. A majority of the roadways within are paved however there may be debris in the roadways from the beautiful treelined pathways. Throughout this location are endless photograph opportunities from the picturesque views to structures, headstones and statues. Research the office hours which are normally somewhere around 8am-4pm with gates closing around 7pm (subject to change throughout the year). Check out their website below for hours.
https://www.riversidecemeterycleveland.org/
||History
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the resting place of prominent residents including Robert Lockwood and Florence H Oldenburg (many more). “Riverside Cemetery was founded in 1876 among the tranquil country farms west of the Cuyahoga River. The outstanding reputation which Riverside Cemetery has developed over its 140 years of service has been a great source of comfort and reassurance to the thousands of persons we have been privileged to serve and continues to earn the cemetery many compliments” (riversidecemeterycleveland.org). The William R. Halley Chapel was built in 1876 and features a south side medallion – a bird with outstretched wings, emblematic of the departing spirit as well as a north side medallion – a reproduction of one by Brevet found in the Bere la Chaise Cemetery in Paris enjoining all who pass by to be Silent.
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