Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York)

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Hillside Cemetery
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LocationNY 237 & S. Holley Rd., Clarendon, New York
Coordinates 43°12′57″N78°01′54″W / 43.21583°N 78.03167°W / 43.21583; -78.03167
Area30.16 acres (12.21 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Built byNerville Cole
ArchitectAddison Forbes
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPS Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No. 13000450 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2013

Hillside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Clarendon in Orleans County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1866, and is the resting place of many early settlers. The cemetery includes a mortuary chapel built in 1894 in the Gothic Revival style and stucco over concrete storage building (1928). The last section of the cemetery was added in 1938. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

Medical pioneer Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs (1900–1995) is buried there. A cenotaph to conservationist and taxidermist Carl Ethan Akeley (1864–1926) is a large feature in the cemetery. [Lillian Bentham] (1892-1977) she is a titanic survivor.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01.Note: This includes Erin Anheier (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hillside Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs