River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)

. River View Cemetery Association was founded as a non-profit cemetery by William S. Ladd, James Terwilliger, Henry Failing, Henry W. Corbett, Henry Pittock, Simon Benson, and others in 1882. All those who joined co-owned the cemetery. The first adult burial was Dr. William Henry Watkins. In the 1940s a 135-person chapel was added, designed by Pietro Belluschi. ==Facilities==

Overlooking the Willamette River, the cemetery has a variety of mausoleums including the Hilltop Garden Mausoleum and Main Mausoleum. ==Property and surplus land==

River View Cemetery occupies approximately on the west slope of the Willamette River, south of Downtown Portland, but approximately half of the property is not a developed cemetery. Initially, this excess land was held for future expansion of the cemetery, but demographic trends away from burial (in favor of cremation) have reduced the need for future expansion. For example, in 1973 eight percent of Oregonians chose cremation, versus 68 percent in 2010. In 2006, the River View Cemetery Association sought to develop of their surplus land into residential properties, and filed a $24 million compensation claim under the 2004 Oregon Ballot Measure 37 and 2007 Oregon Ballot Measure 49. In 2007, the River View Cemetery Association submitted an application to change the zoning of the surplus land from open space to single-family residential for 182 housing units. On May 2, 2011, the City of Portland announced that it had agreed to purchase of this undeveloped surplus land for $11.25 million, which will be managed by Portland Parks & Recreation with the initial goals of habitat stabilization, removal of invasive species, and trail and access planning. ==Notable burials==

• George Abernethy (1807–1877), governor of the Provisional Government of Oregon • Victor Atiyeh (February 20, 1923 – July 20, 2014) 32nd Governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. • Henry R. Adair (1882–1916), killed in combat at the Battle of Carrizal while chasing Poncho Villa. • George F. Alexander (1882–1948), federal judge first female police officer in the United States • Bud Clark (1931–2022), mayor of Portland • Donald Cook (1901–1961), movie and stage actor • Henry Ladd Corbett (1881–1957), Portland businessman and politician • Henry Winslow Corbett (1827–1903), United States Senator • Alan Punch Green Jr. (1925–2001), United States Ambassador to Romania • Jacob Kamm (1823–1912), shipping magnate, founder of Oregon Steam Navigation Company • Albertina Kerr (1890–1911), orphanage namesake first female mayor of Portland • Joseph Showalter Smith (1824–1884), United States Congressman • Mandana Coleman Thorp (1843–1916), American Civil War nurse, singer, patriot; public official • Thomas Jones Thorp (1837–1915), Union Army officer and husband of Mandana Coleman Thorp • Frances Fuller Victor (1826–1902), writer and historian • Frank M. Warren Sr. (1848–1912), millionaire and salmon cannery prominent businessman. Died in the sinking of RMS Titanic • Henry Weinhard (1830–1904), brewer and Portland businessman • Narcissa Edith White Kinney (1851–1901), temperance worker • George Henry Williams (1823–1910), United States Attorney General • Richard Williams (1836–1914), United States Congressman • George L. Woods (1832–1890), Oregon Governor ==References==