Old Gravesend Cemetery Explained

Old Gravesend Cemetery
Location:	Gravesend Neck Rd. and McDonald Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates:	40.5944°N -73.975°W
Built:	1658
Added:	September 17, 1980
Refnum:	80002635
Designated Other2 Name:	New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:	March 23, 1976
Designated Other2 Abbr:	NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Color:	FFE978

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.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-04-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Gravesend Cemetery . 2016-04-01 . Bradley T. Frandsen . Joan R. Olshansky . Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph . amp . PDF . December 1979 . and Accompanying 21 photographs