Pleasant Lawn Cemetery

Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
Location NY 69A, Parish, New York
Coordinates 43°24′8″N 76°8′31″W / 43.40222°N 76.14194°W / 43.40222; -76.14194Coordinates: 43°24′8″N 76°8′31″W / 43.40222°N 76.14194°W / 43.40222; -76.14194
Area 11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Architect Granger, Merton Elwood
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 05001125[1]
Added to NRHP October 5, 2005

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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".


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