Fairmount Cemetery, Denver

Name: Fairmount Cemetery
Address: 430 South Quebec Street, Denver, United States

#61 among attractions in Denver

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Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, was founded in 1890 and is Denver's second oldest operating cemetery after Riverside Cemetery. It was designed by German landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze. The cemetery was patterned after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston. The cemetery is 280 acres. The first year the cemetery opened over 4500 trees and shrubs were planted by Schuetze. The cemetery is the largest arboretum in the state. ()

Established: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 39°42'23"N, 104°53'53"W

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430 South Quebec StreetEast Denver (Windsor)Denver United States

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Fairmount Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Fairmount Mausoleum, Chapel No. 1, Mizel Museum.

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Museum, Specialty museum
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, Denver
26 min walk • The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum is located on the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Cemetery
Fairmount Mausoleum, Denver
8 min walk • Fairmount Mausoleum is a public mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by architects Frederick E. Mountjoy and Francis W. Frewan.
1.1 miN
Church
Chapel No. 1, Denver
27 min walk • Chapel No. 1 or Eisenhower Memorial Chapel is a historic chapel located at the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, United States. Built in 1941, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
1 miW
39°42'31"N • 104°55'1"W
Mizel Museum, Denver
27 min walk • Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
0.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Washington Virginia Vale, Denver
21 min walk • Washington Virginia Vale is a neighborhood in southeastern Denver, Colorado. The neighborhood is roughly bound by Alameda Avenue, South Cherry Creek Drive, and South Quebec Street.
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Neighbourhood
Lowry, Denver
27 min walk • Lowry is a neighborhood in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The Lowry neighborhood is located at the site of the former Lowry Air Force Base. The old Lowry Firehouse has been converted into Colorado Free University. The Denver U.S. Post Office serves the neighborhood.