Middletown in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Calvert Vaux Entranceway to Hillside Cemetery
architect, associate of Frederick Law
Olmstead, who designed the cemetery
in 1861.
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Hillside Cemetery has been designated
a significant historic site by the
United States Department of [the] Interior
and has been entered on the National
Register of Historic Places.
December 1994
Erected 1988 by Hillside Cemetery Restoration Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 41° 26.543′ N, 74° 25.557′ W. Marker is in Middletown, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Hillside Cemetery Vaux Entranceway north of Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Mulberry Street, Middletown NY 10940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Notable Graves (within shouting distance of this marker); Vaux Landscape (approx. 0.2 miles away); First School Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hotel Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edwin Welling VanDuzer Memorial Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Erie RR Station (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
Also see . . .
1. Calvert Vaux, Architect of Central Park. Central Park website entry (Submitted on June 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Calvert Vaux’s Forgotten Cemetery. Middletown Hillside Cemetery website entry (Submitted on June 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 6, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.