Woodlawn Cemetery | |
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| Location | Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street Woodlawn, Bronx, The Bronx |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N 73°52′24″W / 40.88917°N 73.87333°W |
| Website | thewoodlawncemetery |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000563 |
| NYSRHP No. | 00501.001264 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2011 |
| Designated NHL | June 23, 2011 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 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.
- ^ Hughes, C. J. (July 21, 2011). "Wearing the Green, in More Ways Than One". The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "A National Historic Landmark". The Woodlawn Cemetery. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Kenneth T. (1995). Encyclopedia of the City of New York. New Haven & New York: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-18257-0.