Dunning Street Cemetery

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Dunning Street Cemetery
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LocationDunning Street, Malta, New York
Coordinates 42°58′17″N73°47′44″W / 42.97139°N 73.79556°W / 42.97139; -73.79556 Coordinates: 42°58′17″N73°47′44″W / 42.97139°N 73.79556°W / 42.97139; -73.79556
Area4.53 acres (1.83 ha)
Builtc. 1775 (1775)
ArchitectBroughton, Walter
NRHP reference No. 15000033 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 2015

Dunning Street Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Malta, Saratoga County, New York. The cemetery was established about 1775, and incorporated by the Dunning Street Cemetery Association in 1908. It is the final resting place of many important early Malta residents, including veterans of American Revolutionary War and includes a number of notable examples of 19th century local funerary art. It remains an active burial ground. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/23/15 through 2/27/15. National Park Service. 2015-03-06.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-01.Note: This includes William E. Krattinger (September 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dunning Street Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs