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St. Agnes Cemetery

Coordinates: 42°42′7.81″N 73°43′40.83″W / 42.7021694°N 73.7280083°W / 42.7021694; -73.7280083
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St. Agnes Cemetery
St. Agnes Cemetery is located in New York
St. Agnes Cemetery
St. Agnes Cemetery is located in the United States
St. Agnes Cemetery
Location48 Cemetery Ave., Menands, New York
Coordinates42°42′7.81″N 73°43′40.83″W / 42.7021694°N 73.7280083°W / 42.7021694; -73.7280083
Area114 acres (46 ha)
Built1867
ArchitectGrant, William H.; et al.
NRHP reference No.08000095[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2008
Fall leaves in St. Agnes cemetery (Menands, NY)

St. Agnes Cemetery is a 108-acre (44 ha) Roman Catholic cemetery[2] established in 1867.[3] Located in Menands, New York, St. Agnes Cemetery is managed and cared for by Albany Diocesan Cemeteries.

St. Agnes Cemetery was consecrated in 1867 and has features characteristic of the rural cemetery movement. Like other landscapes of this genre, St. Agnes Cemetery was designed to portray order, symmetry, and peace. The history of the Capital Region is written on memorials throughout St. Agnes Cemetery.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

Notable interments

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ RCDA Cemeteries
  3. ^ Grave Addiction.com
  4. ^ Mack mausoleum (top of the hill near the corner), St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany, NY, Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 34193–34194). McFarland & Company, Inc.
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