Glens Falls Cemetery

Glens Falls Cemetery

Chapel and entrance on Bay Street
Location 38 Ogden St., Glens Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°19′16″N 73°39′13″W / 43.32111°N 73.65361°W / 43.32111; -73.65361Coordinates: 43°19′16″N 73°39′13″W / 43.32111°N 73.65361°W / 43.32111; -73.65361
Area 38 acres (15 ha)
Built 1853
Architect Ferguson, George; Crandell, Milton Lee
MPS Glens Falls MRA
NRHP Reference # 04000756[1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 2004

Glens Falls Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was established in 1853 as a 13-acre cemetery and expanded in 1871, 1888, and five times between 1913 and 1973 to a total of 38 acres.

History

In 1853, the village purchased 13 acres from Andrew Porteus of Queensbury, New York for the sum of $1000, with $500 set aside for grading and fencing.[2] The first burial took place in 1855, but there are several older markers which were moved here from the old West Street Cemetery in the early 1870s.[2]

After several expansions, the cemetery now spans 32 acres with over 12,000 burials.[2]

Notable interments

Notable structures

The Memorial Chapel (1946) is a small, front gabled stone building with a slate roof. The cemetery office (1950) is a concrete stucco finished building with a peaked slate roof. The cemetery includes a number of notable burial monuments and mausoleum.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cemetery History". City of Glens Falls. City of Glens Falls. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "Charlie Miller Dies; Wild West Figure" (PDF). The New York Times. The New York Times. 16 Jan 1955. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. Christopher P. Anderson and L. Garofalini (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glens Falls Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-09-18. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".


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