Service Yard, Barns, and Workshops

Built of brick and stone, the Service Yard, Barns and Workshops continue to function as working spaces, their appearance all but unchanged over time.

The Indianapolis engineering firm Latham and Walters constructed these facilities in the early 1920s. Along with general-purpose working areas, they housed the Crown Hill workhorses and provided space for a blacksmith’s shop.

Service Yard, Barns, and Workshops

Facts

  • Crown Hill began allowing automobiles on its grounds on November 7, 1912.
  • The last workhorse in the cemetery stables was sold on February 7, 1933.
  • Horses still make an occasional appearance on the grounds in conjunction with memorial ceremonies.