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Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York)

Coordinates: 43°12′57″N 78°01′54″W / 43.21583°N 78.03167°W / 43.21583; -78.03167
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Hillside Cemetery
Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York) is located in New York
Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York)
Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York) is located in the United States
Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York)
LocationNY 237 & S. Holley Rd., Clarendon, New York
Coordinates43°12′57″N 78°01′54″W / 43.21583°N 78.03167°W / 43.21583; -78.03167
Area30.16 acres (12.21 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Built byNerville Cole
ArchitectAddison Forbes
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSCobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.13000450[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2013

Hillside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Clarendon in Orleans County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1866, and is the resting place of many early settlers. The cemetery includes a mortuary chapel built in 1894 in the Gothic Revival style and stucco over concrete storage building (1928). The last section of the cemetery was added in 1938.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Medical pioneer Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs (1900–1995) is buried there. A cenotaph to conservationist and taxidermist Carl Ethan Akeley (1864–1926) is a large feature in the cemetery. [Lillian Bentham] (1892-1977) she is a titanic survivor.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Erin Anheier (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hillside Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
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