Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 2024
1. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Marker
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 197.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1849.
Location. 41° 5.82′ N, 73° 51.684′ W. Marker is in Sleepy Hollow, New York, in Westchester County. It can be reached from North Broadway (U.S. 9) north of Harwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is inside the cemetery's main gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 N Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Cold Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Cold Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Dutch Church (approx. half a mile away); Our Union Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); Headless Horseman (approx. half a mile away); The Headless Horseman Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Philipsburg Manor (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sleepy Hollow.
Regarding Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, established in 1849, is significant in the areas of landscape architecture, architecture, sculpture, and funerary art as an important example of a mid-19th century rural cemetery in New York State. The dramatically sited cemetery, with its undulating topography,stunning views of the Hudson River, the babbling Pocantico Creek, and lush landscape features, exemplifies the best qualities of the rural cemetery movement. In addition to the many notable Americans that are interred there, the cemetery contains numerous notable examples of the work of well-known American architects and sculptors as well as gravestones typifying those of the second half of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 29, 20242. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Marker
Three miles south of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in the village of Tarrytown, is Sunnyside, the riverfront home of renowned author Washington Irving, who bought the property in 1835 and died there in 1859.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery was the brainchild of Washington Irving and Captain Jacob Storm, who both recognized the need for more burial space in the growing villages of Tarrytown and North Tarrytown and for a formal organization which would provide better record-keeping of burials. The cemetery was formally established as the Tarrytown Cemetery in October of 1849.
Also see . . .
1. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (PDF). National Register nomination for the burial ground, which was listed in 2009. (Prepared by Marjory Gilbert and Peter D. Shayer; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Wikipedia entry on the cemetery, whose more than 47,000 burials include the famous (Andrew Carnegie, William Rockefeller, Leona Helmsley) to the less well-known (the inventor of plastic, a co-founder of The New York Times). (Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
