Hillside Cemetery (Clarendon, New York) Explained

Hillside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Clarendon in Orleans County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1866, and is the resting place of many early settlers. The cemetery includes a mortuary chapel built in 1894 in the Gothic Revival style and stucco over concrete storage building (1928). The last section of the cemetery was added in 1938.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

Medical pioneer Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs (1900–1995) is buried there. A cenotaph to conservationist and taxidermist Carl Ethan Akeley (1864–1926) is a large feature in the cemetery. [Lillian Bentham] (1892-1977) she is a titanic survivor.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-07-05. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13 . National Park Service.
2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/. dead. 2019-04-04. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hillside Cemetery. 2015-11-01. Erin Anheier. PDF. March 2012. and Accompanying photographs