Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)

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Lakeview Cemetery
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Location New York State Route 19, near Brockport, New York
Coordinates 43°11′33″N77°56′38″W / 43.19262°N 77.94377°W / 43.19262; -77.94377
Area62.8 acres (25.4 ha)
Built1891
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000559 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2009

Lake View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in the town of Sweden, near Brockport in Monroe County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1891. It includes a Romanesque Revival style chapel / receiving vault, a small pond, a cast iron tiered fountain, and a distinctive serpentine road system. [2] The cemetery has more than 5,000 burials. Among the noted burials are actress Nancy Coleman (1912–2000) and US Congressmen Henry W. Seymour (1834–1906) & Richard C. Shannon (1839–1920).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/19/09 Through 10/23/09. National Park Service. October 30, 2009.
  2. Robert T. Englert (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lake View Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved October 30, 2010.See also: "Accompanying five photos".