Bohemian National Cemetery (Český-Národní Hrbitov)
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Baltimore
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland)
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland)
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland) is located in the United States
Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore, Maryland)
Location1300 Horners Lane, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Coordinates39°18′28″N 76°33′13″W / 39.30778°N 76.55361°W / 39.30778; -76.55361
Area12,410 acres (5,020 ha)
Built1884
NRHP reference No.10000910[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 2010

Bohemian National Cemetery (Czech: Český-Národní Hřbitov), also known as Oak Hill Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 1300 Horners Lane, Armistead Gardens in East Baltimore, Maryland.

History

The cemetery was built in 1884 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 2010.[2] It was established by members of Baltimore's Czech community as a burial ground for Protestant and irreligious Czechs.[3] The property is owned by the Grand Lodge Česko-Slovenská Podporující Společnost (C.S.P.S.) Benevolent Association of Baltimore. Historically, buildings on the property were used to host social events, Sokol sports events, and other Bohemian/Czech cultural activities.[4]

Over the course of a decade, the Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. President C. Jeanne Táborský and her organization have worked to maintain and repair the cemetery grounds and turn a small building at the cemetery into a museum and cultural center called the "Bohemians of Baltimore Museum". Since the neighborhood of Little Bohemia is long dispersed, the Bohemian National Cemetery is one of the few remnants of the Czech culture remaining in Baltimore, so the Č.S.P.S. has focused much of its energy on preserving the cemetery.[5]

Maelcum Soul's grave at the Bohemian National Cemetery.

John Waters mentions both the cemetery and the surrounding neighborhood in his book Role Models:

Armistead Gardens, a neighborhood originally built as public housing for the influx of people coming to work in factories during World War II. It has been called a "white ghetto" of "row-ranchers," surprising in their "now outdated modernity." There is an amazing graveyard nearby where the star of my early movie Eat Your Makeup, Maelcum Soul, is buried. No one ever shops in Armistead Gardens.

[6]

Notable interments

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/08/10 through 11/12/10. National Park Service. 2010-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Historic places letter of approval". Grand Lodge Č.S.P.S. of Baltimore. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Rokos Family Czech-American Collection – PP145". Maryland Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  4. ↑ Shawn Gladden (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bohemian National Cemetery" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Baltimore's Czech and Slovak Festival is a surprising reflection on heritage". 2019-05-09.
  6. ↑ Waters, John (2010). Role Models. New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-25147-5.

Further reading

  • Bohemian National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. : burials 1885–1986, Baltimore, Md. : S.n., n.d.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.