Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)

Woodlawn Cemetery
Main office building
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) is located in New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) is located in New York
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) is located in the United States
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
LocationWebster Avenue and East 233rd Street
Woodlawn, Bronx, The Bronx
Coordinates40°53′21″N 73°52′24″W / 40.88917°N 73.87333°W / 40.88917; -73.87333
Websitethewoodlawncemetery.org
NRHP reference No.11000563
NYSRHP No.00501.001264
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 23, 2011
Designated NHLJune 23, 2011
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 2011

Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, New York City,[1] it has the character of a rural cemetery. Woodlawn Cemetery opened during the Civil War in 1863,[2] in what was then Yonkers, in an area that was annexed to New York City in 1874.[3] It is notable in part as the final resting place of some well-known figures.

  1. ^ Hughes, C. J. (July 21, 2011). "Wearing the Green, in More Ways Than One". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "A National Historic Landmark". The Woodlawn Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T. (1995). Encyclopedia of the City of New York. New Haven & New York: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-18257-0.