The Cemetery of the Evergreens, also called Evergreen Cemetery, is a non-denominational rural cemetery along the Cemetery Belt in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. It was incorporated in 1849, not long after the passage of New York's Rural Cemetery Act spurred development of cemeteries outside Manhattan. For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in New York City; in 1929 there were 4,673 interments. Today, the Evergreens is the final resting place of more than 526,000 people.
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor, bordering Lake Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield. Two battles were fought near this location during the War of 1812. Some 3,000 men worked at the shipyard building warships, and the village was fortified and garrisoned with thousands of troops.
Vollintine Hills Historic District is a historic district located in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, notable for its cohesive collection of 78 post-World War II Minimal Traditional and ranch-style houses built around a former synagogue. "The neighborhood represents the efforts of members of an Orthodox religious group to accommodate their beliefs by developing a synagogue and housing for the congregation within easy walking distance."
The National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York are described below. There are 109 listed properties and districts in the city of Syracuse, including 19 business or public buildings, 13 historic districts, 6 churches, four school or university buildings, three parks, six apartment buildings, and 43 houses. Twenty-nine of the listed houses were designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward; 25 of these were listed as a group in 1996.
Williamsbridge Reservoir was a natural lake measuring 13.1 acres (5.3 ha) just south of Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. Specifically the body of water was located at 208th Street and Bainbridge Avenue. It was shaped like a saucer and was normally 41 feet (12 m) deep. Its water level dropped approximately 14 feet (4.3 m) in mid-August 1901. On April 3, 1934 Commissioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, Maurice P. Davidson, proposed that it be offered to Robert Moses to be used as a park site. The reservoir had ceased to be used after 1919.
McKinney Stables of Empire City Farms is a historic stable building located at Cuba in Allegany County, New York. It is a massive concrete block and terra cotta horse barn built in 1907–1909, and located on a 99-acre (400,000 m2) property in a semi-rural section of the town of Cuba. It was built by William Simpson to house his prize trotter McKinney and McKinney's offspring. The stable is 347 feet (106 m) long and 50 feet (15 m) wide. Linear in plan, the 3-story center section is flanked by two, 2-story 150-foot (46 m) wings, that end in 2 1⁄2-story cross-gable story pavilions. The stable property lies adjacent to the South Street Historic District.
Zephnia Comstock Farmhouse is a historic home located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular frame structure with a gable roof built about 1830 in the Federal style. Also on the property is a late 19th-century barn.
Crandall Farm Complex is a historic home and farm complex located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. The frame farmhouse was built about 1870 and is a two-story, frame residence in the vernacular Italianate style. Also on the property are two barns, carriage house, privy, shed, and cobblestone well house.
The Maples is a historic farmstead located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. The frame farmhouse was built about 1835 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence in the Greek Revival style. It features a gable roof and monumental classical portico of fluted Doric order columns. Also on the property are two historic barns.
Meadows Farm Complex is a historic home and farm complex located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. The Meadows farmhouse was built about 1900 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, L-shaped frame residence with restrained Queen Anne–style detailing. The Meadows guesthouse was built about 1815 in a rural vernacular Federal style. Also on the property are two barns, shed, smokehouse, well, and machine shed.
Middle Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is a two-story, gable-roofed frame residence in the Federal style. Also on the property is a well.
Niles Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1807 and is a two-story, gable roofed frame residence in the Federal style. Also on the property is a barn.
Parker Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1820 and is a 1 1⁄2-story rectangular frame residence in a Saltbox form. It was "modernized" in the 1860s, at which time a front verandah was added. Also on the property are two barns, a wagon shed, and corn crib.
Sweetland Farmhouse is a historic farmhouse located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1825 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, rectangular, frame residence with a gable roof and in the Federal style. Also on the property is a garage, shed, and chicken house.
Rolling Ridge Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. The farmhouse was built about 1837 and is a two-story, rectangular, brick residence with a gable roof and in the Federal style. Also on the property are two frame barns and a carriage house converted to gallery space.
Tall Pines is a historic home located at Cazenovia in Madison County, New York. The main block of the house was built about 1835 and is a two-story, three-bay, rectangular, frame building in the Federal style. A wing was added to it in stages during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also on the property is a guest house.
Cobblestone House is a historic home located at Cazenovia, New York in Madison County, New York. It is a cobblestone building built in the Greek Revival style about 1840. It consists of a 2-story main block flanked by a 1 1⁄2-story service wing. It is built of coursed rounded stones set in mortar. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house.
The George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home is a historic home located at Central Bridge in Schoharie County, New York. The property includes two 19th-century residences, two small barns, a well house and privy, as well as the site of a combined blacksmith shop and threshing machine works. The house where Westinghouse was born was built about 1825 and is a 1 1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence in a vernacular Greek Revival style.
Ames Academy Building is a historic school building located at Ames, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1835 and is a two-story, rectangular, gable roofed, stone masonry building five bays long and two bays wide. The walls are constructed of cut limestone blocks. The Ames Academy received a charter from the New York State Board of Regents on February 5, 1839. It was used as a school until 1959. Since 1987 it has housed a local history museum.
Evergreen Lands is a historic home located at Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York. It was designed by architect John Russell Pope in the Tudor Revival style. It was built about 1932 and is a one to two story dwelling, asymmetrical, with a steeply pitched slate hipped roof. The first story is built of fieldstone, with stucco and half-timbering above. Also on the property are three contributing sheds and a stone wall. The house was built for Laura Delano, a cousin of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was originally intended for use as a caretaker's cottage for a larger house that was never built.
