Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Parish in Oswego County, New York. It was first used as a burial ground in 1814 and formally incorporated in 1871. Within the boundaries of this contributing site are three contributing buildings; a 19th-century receiving vault, the Mills-Petrie Mausoleum of 1899, and the Mills-Petrie Chapel of 1917. The earliest gravestones date from 1825.[2]
Pleasant Lawn Cemetery | |
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| Location | NY 69A, Parish, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°24′07″N 76°08′26″W |
| Area | 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Architect | Granger, Merton Elwood |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001125[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
US Representative Hadwen C. Fuller (1895–1990) is buried there.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Anthony Opalka (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pleasant Lawn Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".
- Parish – Half-Shire Historical Society
External links
- Pleasant Lawn Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
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