{"nrhp_refnum":"06000482","name":"Spring Grove Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Spring Grove St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Medina","county":"Medina County","state":"OH","lat":41.14003280750006,"lon":-81.85134380154264,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-06-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 34-acre rural-style cemetery on the east side of Medina, Ohio, established in 1883 and laid out with curvilinear roads, two lakes and stone structures including a chapel/vault, soldiers' monument, entrance gate and mausoleum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion C for its design following the late 19th century rural cemetery movement, with a natural setting, winding drives, lakes and carefully designed structures. It replaced the earlier Old Town Cemetery and retains a high level of integrity in its design, structures and natural features. The Ladies' Cemetery Improvement Association's fundraising shaped its development.","narrative":"Spring Grove Cemetery covers 34 acres on the east side of Medina, Ohio. Established in 1883 to replace the nearly full Old Town Cemetery, it was laid out by Cleveland civil engineer John L. Culley in the style of the rural cemetery movement, with winding tree-lined drives, open lawn, wooded ravines and two small lakes. Its historic structures include a stone chapel/vault from 1884, a Civil War Soldiers' Monument dedicated in 1888, a sandstone entrance gate designed by Cleveland architect Alexander Koehler in 1892, and a Neo-Classical Revival mausoleum built in 1921. The Ladies' Cemetery Improvement Association raised money for the lakes, the chapel, the monument and the gate. The cemetery was listed for its design under Criterion C and retains its pastoral setting, original size and road pattern. It remains a community space used for walking tours, celebrations and memorial services, and a friends group maintains and restores its features.","period_of_significance":"1880-1921","architect_builder":"John L. Culley, civil engineer, Cleveland, Ohio; Alexander Koehler, architect, Cleveland, Ohio","architectural_style":"Late 19th Century/Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a cemetery and community space; retains its original 34-acre size, and the Friends of Spring Grove Cemetery have restored the entrance gate, rebuilt the upper lake and repaired the chapel/vault.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.52102-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/06000482.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990221","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/medina-county/spring-grove-cemetery-06000482/"}