Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)

Lakeview Cemetery
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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). 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: New York SP Lake View Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 6, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)