Riverside Cemetery
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Nearest city: | Oswego, New York |
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Area: | 68.4 acres (27.7 ha) |
Built: | 1855 |
Architect: | Thomas,Burton Arnold |
Governing body: | Private |
NRHP Reference#: | 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 srchitect 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]