Riverside Cemetery (Oswego, New York)
Riverside Cemetery | |
| Nearest city | Oswego, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°25′24″N 76°28′34″W / 43.42333°N 76.47611°W |
| Area | 68.4 acres (27.7 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Thomas, Burton Arnold |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000854[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1993 |
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).[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (June 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Riverside Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 19, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Oswego County, N.Y.