Beech Grove Cemetery is a large historical cemetery and national historic district located at Muncie, Indiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.Background informationBeech Grove Cemetery was established in 1841 and is a municipal facility supported by a combination of private and public funding. The entrance gate, completed in 1904, was designed by noted architect Marshall S. Mahurin. The Gothic Revival style administration building was added in 1921-1923. It was renovated in 1974 and redecorated in 1991. The earliest mausoleum dates to 1904.The cemetery is governed by a board of directors, whose members are appointed by the Muncie City Council. The Muncie Public Library is partnered with the Beech Grove Cemetery and has an online database of all their burials. It is a part of the Muncie / Delaware County Digital Resource Library. There are over 42,000 burials.Notable burials The five Ball Brothers, founders of the Ball Corporation Congressman George W. Cromer (1856-1936) Congressman Andrew Kennedy (1810-1847)
"Chartered in 1841 with one and one half acres on the banks of the White River, Beech Grove has grown to encompass over 120 acres, this makes it one of the largest cemeteries in the state of Indiana. By the turn of the century, landscape expert O.W. Crabbs had been recruited to plan and maintain the landscape- which resulted in making Beech Grove one of the finest examples of landscape architecture in the state.Beech Grove remains committed to that ideal. Hence, the cemetery is a place of beauty and tranquility for the living as well as for those who have gone before."
