Bethany Jordan, TAN adviser, inspects the roof of the shelter at Woodlawn Cemetery, while others watch. Photo by Sally Y. Hart

Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington has a building and gates that are on the National Register of Historic Places, which were assessed Friday. Mary Patterson with the local historic commission said it may need some repairs so the assessment was done by Bethany Jordan, a Technical Advisory Network adviser for the State Historic Preservation Office. She says people who consider applying for certain grants get an assessment. She evaluated the structure’s overall condition, looking at cracks, the condition of the stone, the walls and roof.

Mike Kramme did the work to get the site listed on the National Register. He shares the style is Egyptian Revival and it is one of three known structures in the state in that style. A ladies’ organization took the cemetery on as a project and raised money to construct the gate in 1917 and the shelter in 1926. The shelter was to aid travelers who came some distance to attend a funeral. Many people important to local history are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, including politicians, reverends, and two Civil War nurses.


Photos by Sally Y. Hart