New York Marble Cemetery
The new york marble cemetery is the oldest public non sectarian cemetery in the city.
New york marble cemetery. The new york marble cemetery is a historic cemetery founded in 1830 and located in the interior of the block bound by east 2nd and 3rd streets 2nd avenue and bowery in the east village neighborhood of manhattan new york city it is entered through an alleyway with an iron gate at each end located between 41 and 43 second avenue. The new york city marble cemetery which was the city s second non sectarian burial place should. It is new york city landmark and on the national register of historic places. The new york marble cemetary is an unique place in new york city.
After being established in 1830 it held most of its burials between 1830 and 1870 and took in its last. The other marble cemetery is located at between 2 nd avenue 1 st avenue one block away from new york marble cemetery located adjacent to 43 second avenue. To confuse people through the centuries two independent cemeteries with similar names were built by the same developer perkins nichols at second second in 1830. The new york marble cemetery built in 1830 in the interior of the block bound by 2nd avenue where the entrance is 2nd street 3rd street and the bowery is the oldest public non sectarian cemetery in nyc.
New york city marble cemetery the larger of the city s two oldest private non sectarian cemeteries. Why visit a cemetary the reader may ask. Mainly these are graves of prominent new yorkers from. There are no burial markers or headstones but there is a complete written register listing the 2 080 burials.
The burials are also below ground. New york city marble cemetery.