Riverside Cemetery (Oswego, New York) Explained

Riverside Cemetery
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:Oswego, New York
Coordinates:43.4233°N -76.4761°W
Built:1855
Architect:Thomas, Burton Arnold
Added:August 19, 1993
Refnum:93000854

Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It was established in 1855 and designed by landscape architect Burton Arnold Thomas (1808–1880). Within the boundaries of this contributing site are six contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and 18 contributing objects. Notable burials include De Witt Clinton Littlejohn (1818–1892), Luther W. Mott (1874–1923), Newton W. Nutting (1840–1889), Joel Turrill (1794–1859), David P. Brewster (1801–1876), Rudolph Bunner (1779–1837), James Cochran (1769–1848), John C. Churchill (1821–1905), Leander Babcock (1811–1864), Abraham P. Grant (1804–1871), and Orville Robinson (1801–1882).[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverside Cemetery . June 1993. 2009-11-10 . Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos.
  2. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OS.html#R9T0XKETR The Political Graveyard: Oswego County, N.Y.