Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery
The Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Barber Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It actually consists of six originally separate cemeteries, and lies adjacent to the Little Rock National Cemetery, of which it was once a part. Portions of the cemetery are dedicated to Confederate war dead, and its grounds include two separate Jewish cemeteries, and the Fraternal Cemetery, a burying ground for African Americans. The cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, continues in active use.[1][2]
Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 2101 Barber St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°43′43″N 92°15′40″W |
| Area | 92 acres (37 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| Architect | Tunnah, Funston, Viquesney, Monhan, Steinert |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Egyptian revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001258[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 2010 |
Vaudeville performer Thomas Pankey is buried at Fraternal Cemetery as well as Mifflin W. Gibbs. Dr. D. B. Gaines and educator Carrie Shepperson, mother of composer William Grant Still.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- "Fraternal gathering". 24 February 2019.
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