St. Agnes Cemetery
St. Agnes Cemetery | |
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| Location | 48 Cemetery Ave., Menands, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°42′7.81″N 73°43′40.83″W / 42.7021694°N 73.7280083°W |
| Area | 114 acres (46 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architect | Grant, William H.; et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000095[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 28, 2008 |
St. Agnes Cemetery, established in 1867,[2] is a 108-acre (44 ha) Roman Catholic cemetery[3] operated for the religious and charitable purposes of the Roman Catholic Church through the burial and memorialization of the faithful departed. Located in Menands, New York, St. Agnes is one of the Capital Regions most active cemeteries and continues to serve hundreds of families today.[4] St. Agnes Cemetery is managed by Albany Diocesan Cemeteries.
Consecrated in 1867, St. Agnes Cemetery displays the characteristics of the rural cemetery movement. Like other landscapes of this genre, St. Agnes Cemetery was designed to portray order, symmetry, and peace. The landscape combines intimate enclosed places for contemplation with panoramic vistas illustrating the sublime in nature. As a place to stroll and meditate in a tranquil setting, rural cemeteries were precursors to public parks.
The history of New York's Capital Region is written on the memorials which dot the hills and glens of St. Agnes Cemetery. Among the generations of Catholic faithful lie a governor, members of Congress, beloved clergy and religious brothers and sisters, captains of industry, and war heroes and veterans of every conflict since the War of 1812.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
Notable interments
- Anthony N. Brady, businessman
- Parker Dunn, Medal of Honor recipient
- Matty Fitzgerald, baseball player
- Martin Henry Glynn, Congressman
- John C. Heenan, Prize fighter
- Jack Joyce, wild west performer and horse trainer
- Nicholas Thomas Kane, Congressman
- Mary Nash, actress[5]
- Michael Nicholas Nolan, Congressman
- Leo William O'Brien, Congressman
- Terence J. Quinn, Congressman
- Charles Tracey, Congressman
- Anthony Ulasewicz, Watergate scandal figure
- Robert G. Vignola, actor and director
- Patrick H. White, Medal of Honor recipient[6]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Grave Addiction.com
- ^ RCDA Cemeteries
- ^ Daniel McEneny (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Agnes Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-13. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
- ^ 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., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- ^ Find a Grave
External links
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- 1867 establishments in New York (state)
- Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States
- Cemeteries in Albany County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Albany County, New York
- Albany County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs