Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery

United States historic place in Houston, Texas

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United States historic place


Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


29°47′18″N 95°28′41″W / 29.78833°N 95.47806°W / 29.78833; -95.47806
Area	34.8 acres (14.1 ha)
Built	1931
Architect	Dionicio Rodriguez
Architectural style	Faux vois Sculpture
MPS	Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas MPS
NRHP reference No.	04001174^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 22, 2004

The Woodlawn Garden of Memories is a cemetery in Houston, Texas which is included in the National Register of Historic Places. NRHP lists Dionicio Rodriguez as the cemetery's architect.^[2]

Notable burials

Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña (1977 & 1978 – both died 1993), murder victims
Chloe Jones (1975–2005), pornographic actress
Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), TV reporter

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Woodlawn Garden of Memories". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved September 11, 2012.

External links

Media related to Woodlawn Cemetery (Houston, Texas) at Wikimedia Commons

Dionicio Rodriguez works listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places

Arkansas

Couchwood
Crestview Park
Lakewood Park
Little Switzerland
T. R. Pugh Memorial Park

New Mexico

Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez

Tennessee

Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park Cemetery

Texas

Comfort	Gazebo for Albert Steves
Houston	Aviary at the Houston Zoo Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery
Port Arthur	Eddingston Court
San Antonio	Buckeye Park Gate Chinese Sunken Garden Gate Dionicio Rodriguez Bridge in Brackenridge Park Fence at Alamo Cement Company Fountain at Alamo Cement Company Jacala Restaurant Miraflores Park Stations of the Cross and Grotto at the Shrine of St. Anthony de Padua Trolley Stop in Alamo Heights
Sweeny	Gazebo for James Richard Marmion Palapa Table for James Richard Marmion

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