Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Woodlawn Cemetery | |
Main office building | |
| Location | Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street Woodlawn, Bronx, The Bronx |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N 73°52′24″W / 40.88917°N 73.87333°W |
| Website | thewoodlawncemetery |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000563 |
| NYSRHP No. | 00501.001264 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 2011 |
| Designated NHL | June 23, 2011 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 2011 |
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, New York City, it has the character of a rural cemetery. Woodlawn Cemetery opened during the Civil War in 1863, in what was then Yonkers, in an area that was annexed to New York City in 1874. It is notable in part as the final resting place of some well-known figures.