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Maple Grove Cemetery
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Entrance to Maple Grove Cemetery on Kew Gardens Road
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| Location: | 83-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens, New York |
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| Area: | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| Built: | 1875 |
| Architect: | Ware, James E.; McClure, George W., and Son |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 04000874[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 20, 2004 |
Maple Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 83-15 Kew Gardens Road in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, New York. It was established in 1875 and consists of two sections; Monumental Park and Memorial Park. Monumental Park was the first section opened is laid out in the rural cemetery tradition with panoramic winding roads over hilly terrain in the west, with the original entrance at Lefferts Boulevard and Kew Gardens Road.
The Memorial Park section was opened in 1943 with a new entrance on Queens Boulevard. Memorial Park's Presidential Circle includes a memorial to the 21 people interred at Maple Grove who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. There are approximately 83,000 interments, with approximately 30,000 of them in the Monumental Park section. Contributing buildings and structures include the Administration Building, a receiving vault, and a small number of mausolea. The Administration Building and receiving vault were designed by noted New York City architect James E. Ware (1846-1918).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
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