Vale Cemetery and Vale Park

Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
Vale Cemetery, October 2003
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park is located in New York
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park is located in the United States
Vale Cemetery and Vale Park
Location907 State St., Nott Terrace, Schenectady, New York
Coordinates42°48′26″N 73°55′45″W / 42.80722°N 73.92917°W / 42.80722; -73.92917
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectThomas, Burton A.; Doyle, John
NRHP reference No.04001053 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 2004

Vale Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and the largest cemetery in Schenectady, New York. It opened on 21 October 1857, when the Rev. Julius Seely dedicated what was then termed "the Vale".[2] It has tripled its size since opening and today it holds the remains of some of the most notable persons in Upstate New York. In 1973, a 35-acre tract of unused and abandoned cemetery land around the ponds of Cowhorn Creek was sold to the city of Schenectady to form Vale Park.[3]

The cemetery and park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Friends of Vale (2005). Handout – History of Vale Cemetery.
  3. ^ Raymond W. Smith (June 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vale Cemetery and Vale Park". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-24.