Save the Gatehouse Façade
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Architectural Treasure In Danger of Collapse
Historic brownstone Gatehouse designed by Stephen Decatur Button , the architectural designer of the Gettysburg Gatehouse is in imminent danger of collapse. This iconic structure built in 1855 was the grand entryway to the 200 acre Mount Moriah Cemetery located in Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Delaware Counties. The cemetery was privately owned but it was abandoned in 2011. The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, a nonprofit grassroots organization of determined volunteers immediately stepped in to honor those who are buried in the cemetery's hallowed ground, including over 5,000 veterans.
Our goal is to stabilize the facade of the brownstone so that a columbarium for cremains can be built behind it in the future. It will cost $35,000 to stabilize this magnificent structure and we now have $24,500 from a grant and donations. We need $10,500 to keep this treasure from becoming a pile of rubble. We need your help!
If our fundraising goal is exceeded, donations will be used for additional Mount Moriah Cemetery capital improvements. Your donation is tax deductible.
To learn more about the Mount Moriah Cemetery and the work of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, visit our website .
General donations for maintenance of this historic cemetery can be made via the Friends website .
Photos: Philadelphia Photo League
Historic brownstone Gatehouse designed by Stephen Decatur Button , the architectural designer of the Gettysburg Gatehouse is in imminent danger of collapse. This iconic structure built in 1855 was the grand entryway to the 200 acre Mount Moriah Cemetery located in Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Delaware Counties. The cemetery was privately owned but it was abandoned in 2011. The Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, a nonprofit grassroots organization of determined volunteers immediately stepped in to honor those who are buried in the cemetery's hallowed ground, including over 5,000 veterans.
Our goal is to stabilize the facade of the brownstone so that a columbarium for cremains can be built behind it in the future. It will cost $35,000 to stabilize this magnificent structure and we now have $24,500 from a grant and donations. We need $10,500 to keep this treasure from becoming a pile of rubble. We need your help!
If our fundraising goal is exceeded, donations will be used for additional Mount Moriah Cemetery capital improvements. Your donation is tax deductible.
To learn more about the Mount Moriah Cemetery and the work of the Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery, visit our website .
General donations for maintenance of this historic cemetery can be made via the Friends website .
Photos: Philadelphia Photo League
Organizer and beneficiary
Jenn O'Donnell
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery
Beneficiary
