Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
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Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York is a large 19th-century rural cemetery known for its picturesque landscape, notable funerary art, and the graves of prominent local and national figures.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
rural cemetery ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Gothic Revival elements
ⓘ
Romanesque Revival elements ⓘ Victorian funerary art ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
lakes and ponds
ⓘ
ravines ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ winding roads and paths ⓘ wooded hills ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeStyle | picturesque landscape design ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Amos Eaton
ⓘ
Emma Willard ⓘ George H. Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
George H. Thomas (cenotaph)
George M. Phelps ⓘ Henry Burden ⓘ John A. Griswold ⓘ John E. Wool ⓘ Joseph Bradford Carr ⓘ Russell Sage ⓘ Sam Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Wilson
members of the Burden family ⓘ prominent Troy industrialists ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium
ⓘ
family burial plots ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasUse |
active burial ground
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views of Troy and the Hudson River Valley ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark District
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1848 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
graves of prominent local figures
ⓘ
graves of prominent national figures ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ notable funerary art ⓘ picturesque landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hudson Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River Valley
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
Rensselaer County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Troy
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Troy
Hudson River ⓘ |
| partOf | rural cemetery movement ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Troy, New York