Albany Rural Cemetery
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Albany Rural Cemetery is a historic, park-like burial ground in Menands, New York, known for its notable interments, picturesque landscape, and 19th-century funerary art and architecture.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic site → rural cemetery → |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
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Gothic Revival → Victorian → |
| area |
approximately 467 acres
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| country |
United States
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| governedBy |
Albany Rural Cemetery Association
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| hasCharacteristic |
19th-century funerary art
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Victorian funerary monuments → elaborate mausoleums → family mausoleums → historic burial plots → monumental sculpture → ornamental plantings → park-like setting → picturesque landscape design → rural cemetery movement design → scenic vistas → winding roads and paths → |
| hasFunction |
burial ground
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historic attraction → memorial landscape → recreational walking area → |
| hasNotableInterment |
Albany political figures
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Chester A. Arthur → Civil War veterans → Erastus Corning 2nd → William L. Marcy → prominent local families → |
| hasSection |
family plots
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mausoleum sections → soldiers’ lots → |
| hasWebsite |
https://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/
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| heritageDesignation |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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| inception |
1841
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| locatedIn |
Albany County, New York
NERFINISHED
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Capital District of New York → Menands, New York → New York State → |
| NRHPListingDate |
1979
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| NRHPReferenceNumber |
79001570
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| opened |
1844
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| serves |
Albany, New York metropolitan area
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| terrainFeature |
rolling hills
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wooded landscape → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chester A. Arthur
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Philip Schuyler → Telford Taylor → William Paterson → |
burialPlace |
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Albany Rural Cemetery
("Albany Rural Cemetery Association")
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governedBy |