Old Gravesend Cemetery
Old Gravesend Cemetery | |
| Location | Gravesend Neck Rd. and McDonald Ave., New York, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°35′40″N 73°58′30″W / 40.59444°N 73.97500°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | 1658 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002635[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | March 23, 1976 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
- List of New York City Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Bradley T. Frandsen, Joan R. Olshansky, and Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (December 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Old Gravesend Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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