Riverside Cemetery (Oswego, New York)

Riverside Cemetery
Nearest city Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°25′24″N 76°28′34″W / 43.42333°N 76.47611°W / 43.42333; -76.47611Coordinates: 43°25′24″N 76°28′34″W / 43.42333°N 76.47611°W / 43.42333; -76.47611
Area 68.4 acres (27.7 ha)
Built 1855
Architect Thomas,Burton Arnold
NRHP Reference # 93000854[1]
Added to NRHP August 19, 1993

Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and national historic district located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It was established in 1855 and designed by landscape architect Burton Arnold Thomas (1808-1880). Within the boundaries of this contributing site are six contributing buildings, 12 contributing structures, and 18 contributing objects. Notable burials include De Witt Clinton Littlejohn (1818-1892), Luther W. Mott (1874-1923), Newton W. Nutting (1840-1889), Joel Turrill (1794-1859), David P. Brewster (1801-1876), Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837), James Cochran (1769-1848), John C. Churchill (1821-1905), Leander Babcock (1811-1864), Abraham P. Grant (1804-1871), and Orville Robinson (1801-1882).[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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