Howard Mortuary Chapel

The Howard Mortuary Chapel (also known as the Louisa Howard Chapel) is a historic mortuary chapel on the grounds of Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 1882, the Chapel was a gift to the City of Burlington by local philanthropist Hannah Louisa Howard (1808-1886). A native of the city, Howard was the daughter of John Howard, a successful Burlington hotelkeeper. Most of her philanthropy focused on helping Burlington's poor, including gifts to the Home for Destitute Children, the Louisa Howard Mission, scholarships at the University of Vermont for disadvantaged students, and the Burlington Cancer Relief Association. The Chapel was used for memorial services until the 1940s, when it fell into disuse except for the storage of...