Medford IOOF Cemetery
{{Short description|Historic cemetery in Jackson County, Oregon, US}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Medford IOOF Cemetery
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Medford IOOF Cemetery - Medford Oregon.jpg
| caption =
| location = Siskiyou Blvd. at Highland Dr., Medford, Oregon
| locmapin = Oregon#USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.3231771|-122.8525247|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| built = 1890
| builder = Mason, George (1925 mausoleum); Tru-Mix Construction Co. (mausoleum expansion)
| architecture = Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco, Modernistic
| added = March 16, 1989
| area = {{convert|19.4|acre}}
| refnum = 89000205{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
The Medford IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Oregon, also known as Medford Odd Fellows Cemetery and as Eastwood–IOOF Cemetery, was founded in 1890. The cemetery was managed by the IOOF Lodge until 1969 where maintenance was transferred to the City of Medford, where it remains today.[http://www.ci.medford.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=105 IOOF EastWood Cemetery]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, for its architecture, which includes Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Art Deco architecture, and Modernistic architecture.{{Clarify|date=June 2011}} The {{convert|19.4|acre|adj=on}} site includes a contributing building, a contributing site, and a contributing structure.
Its NRHP nomination asserts that "the cemetery's collection of grave markers effectively represents 19th century mortuary art."{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=89000205}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Medford IOOF Cemetery / Medford Odd Fellows Cemetery / Eastwood-IOOF Cemetery|publisher=National Park Service|author=Katherine C. Atwood |date=June 16, 1988 |access-date=May 8, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=89000205|photos=y|title=accompanying 15 photos from 1988 and one from 1910}}
The cemetery includes a mausoleum built in 1925 and expanded in 1947. It is {{convert|100x60|ft|m}} in plan, built of reinforced concrete, and includes a chapel with a stained glass window attributed to the Povey Brothers which presents Christ newly risen with Mary Magdalene. The 1947 expansion covered the front facade, eliminating a columned portico and preserving the stained glass window. The original bronze doors were reinstalled into the new facade. US Representative Edwin Durno (1899–1976) is interred there.
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- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
- {{GNIS|1135190|Eastwood IOOF Cemetery}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{NRHP Jackson County, Oregon}}
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Oregon
Category:Protected areas of Jackson County, Oregon
Category:1890 establishments in Oregon
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon