Old Gravesend Cemetery

Old Gravesend Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark
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Location	Gravesend Neck Rd. and McDonald Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°35′40″N73°58′30″W / 40.59444°N 73.97500°W / 40.59444; -73.97500
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1658
NRHP reference No.	80002635 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 17, 1980
Designated NYCL	March 23, 1976

Old Gravesend Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

See also

• List of New York City Landmarks
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York

References

Old Gravesend Cemetery, January 2011

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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 April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Bradley T. Frandsen; Joan R. Olshansky & Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Gravesend Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying 21 photographs

External links

• Old Gravesend Cemetery at Find a Grave