Riverside Cemetery (Long Eddy, New York)
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Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery
located at Long Eddy
in Sullivan County, New York
. It was established in 1885 and contains about 550 markers through 1943. Located in the cemetery is a frame, Queen Anne
style chapel, bluestone
sidewalk, and wrought iron fence.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
Rural cemetery
The rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of burial ground that uses landscaping in a park-like setting.As early as 1711 the architect Sir Christopher Wren had advocated the creation of burial grounds on the outskirts of town, "inclosed with a strong Brick Wall, and having a walk round, and...
located at Long Eddy
Fremont, Sullivan County, New York
Fremont is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 1,391 at the 2000 census.The Town of Fremont is in the northwest part of the county.-History:The town was formed from part of the Town of Callicoon in 1851...
in Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
. It was established in 1885 and contains about 550 markers through 1943. Located in the cemetery is a frame, Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style chapel, bluestone
Bluestone
Bluestone is a cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties, including:*a feldspathic sandstone in the U.S. and Canada;*limestone in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S...
sidewalk, and wrought iron fence.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1993.