Spring Grove Cemetery

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.