Lake View Cemetery (Brockport, New York)
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.
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.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/19/09 Through 10/23/09. National Park Service. October 30, 2009.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lake View Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 30, 2010. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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