Jefferson Street Cemetery

Jefferson Street Cemetery
Jefferson Street Cemetery, April 2012
LocationEast side of Jefferson St. between Martha St. & Aspen Dr., Ellicottville, New York
Coordinates42°16′13″N 78°40′07″W / 42.27028°N 78.66861°W / 42.27028; -78.66861
Area1.75 acres (0.71 ha)
Built1817
NRHP reference No.11000994[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 2012

Jefferson Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1817 and was the first to serve the village. It is a settlement era burial ground consisting of eight to ten rows of burials. There are over 400 burials dating from 1817 to 2003. The markers are of marble, granite, and sandstone.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. January 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Virginia L. Bartos (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jefferson Street Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 20, 2013. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".