Riverside Cemetery (Oswego, New York)
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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).
It was listed on 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...
and national historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Oswego
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
in Oswego County, New York
Oswego County, New York
Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government...
. 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
De Witt Clinton Littlejohn
DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army and a United States Representative from New York during the Civil War.-Biography:...
(1818-1892), Luther W. Mott
Luther W. Mott
Luther Wright Mott was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Oswego, he attended the public schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1896. He engaged in banking in Oswego and was appointed State superintendent of banks in 1907, but resigned after five days' service...
(1874-1923), Newton W. Nutting
Newton W. Nutting
Newton Wright Nutting was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in West Monroe, New York, Nutting pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Oswego, New York....
(1840-1889), Joel Turrill
Joel Turrill
Joel Turrill was a judge, politician, and diplomat from New York.-Life:Joel Turrill was born February 22, 1794 in Shoreham, Vermont and attended the common school. He later graduated from Middlebury College in 1816. He studied law in Newburgh, New York and later moved to Oswego, New York to...
(1794-1859), David P. Brewster
David P. Brewster
David Payne Brewster was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Cairo, New York, Brewster attended the common schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1823. After that he moved to New York City, where he studied law...
(1801-1876), Rudolph Bunner
Rudolph Bunner
Rudolph Bunner was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Savannah, New York, Bunner was graduated from Columbia College, at New York City, in 1798.He studied law....
(1779-1837), James Cochran
James Cochran (New York)
James Cochran was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born in Albany, New York on February 11, 1769. He graduated from Columbia College in New York City in 1778. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and was commissioned as a...
(1769-1848), John C. Churchill
John C. Churchill
John Charles Churchill was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1821-1905), Leander Babcock
Leander Babcock
Leander Babcock was a Democratic United States Representative for the 23rd district of New York. He was born in Paris, New York in 1811. Babcock first attended Hamilton College and then transferred to Union College where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society and was elected to Phi Beta...
(1811-1864), Abraham P. Grant
Abraham P. Grant
Abraham Phineas Grant was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Lebanon, New York, Grant attended the public schools and graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1828...
(1804-1871), and Orville Robinson
Orville Robinson
Orville Robinson was an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Representative from New York.-Life:...
(1801-1882).
It was listed on 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.