Architect Howard Daniels Added to NRHP May 9, 1991 Phone +1 315-475-2194 | NRHP Reference # 91000522 Area 65 ha Year built 1859 | |
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Address 940 Comstock Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday8AM–4PMWednesday8AM–4PMThursday8AM–4PMFriday8AM–4PMSaturday8:30AM–12PMSundayClosedMonday8AM–4PMSuggest an edit Similar Erie Canal Museum, Milton J Rubenstein Museum, Onondaga Historical Association, NBT Bank Stadium, Marriott Syracuse Downtown | ||
Oakwood Cemetery is a 160-acre (65 ha) historic cemetery located in Syracuse, New York. It was designed by Howard Daniels and built in 1859. Oakwood Cemetery was created during a time period in the nineteenth century when the rural cemetery was becoming a distinct landscape type, and is a good example of this kind of landscape architecture.
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The original 92 acres (37 ha) included about 60 acres (24 ha) of dense oak forest with pine, ash, hickory and maple. A crew of 60 laborers without large-scale earth moving equipment thinned and grouped the trees; today there are many 150-year-old specimens. Students of SUNY-ESF and Syracuse University, whose campuses are adjacent to Oakwood, can regularly be seen in the cemetery for instruction on plant species, capturing insect specimens, or cemetery studies.
History
Oakwood was an immediate success after its dedication in November 1859. Thousands of visitors led to the establishment of omnibus service directly to the cemetery gates. Additions to the original acreage were laid out in a manner sympathetic to the original design.
Notable interments
Notable interments at Oakwood Cemetery include: