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Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)

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Coordinates: 43°11′33″N 77°56′38″W / 43.19262°N 77.94377°W / 43.19262; -77.94377
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Lakeview Cemetery
Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York) is located in New York
Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)
Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York) is located in the United States
Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)
LocationNew York State Route 19, near Brockport, New York
Coordinates43°11′33″N 77°56′38″W / 43.19262°N 77.94377°W / 43.19262; -77.94377
Area62.8 acres (25.4 ha)
Built1891
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.09000559[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2009

Lake View Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in the town of Sweden, near Brockport in Monroe County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1891. It includes a Romanesque Revival style chapel / receiving vault, a small pond, a cast iron tiered fountain, and a distinctive serpentine road system.[2] The cemetery has more than 5,000 burials. Among the noted burials are actress Nancy Coleman (1912–2000) and US Congressmen Henry W. Seymour (1834–1906) & Richard C. Shannon (1839–1920).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/19/09 Through 10/23/09. National Park Service. October 30, 2009.
  2. ^ Robert T. Englert (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lake View Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 30, 2010. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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