Marble Cemetery Open Day

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Marble cemetery open day.

New york city marble cemetery the larger of the city s two oldest private non sectarian cemeteries. The new york city marble cemetery is a small jewel of beauty and peace. This cemetery is completely separate from the similar new york city marble cemetery on 2nd street. The new york marble cemetery built in 1830 in the interior of the block bound by 2nd avenue where the entrance is 2nd street 3rd street and the bowery is the oldest.

The new york city marble cemetery which was the city s second non sectarian burial place should. The cemetery is designated a new york city landmark and is also on the national register of historic places. The other marble cemetery is located at between 2 nd avenue 1 st avenue one block away from new york marble cemetery located adjacent to 43 second avenue. The new york city marble cemetery is a historic cemetery founded in 1831 and located at 52 74 east 2nd street between first and second avenues in the east village neighborhood of manhattan new york city the cemetery has 258 underground burial vaults constructed of tuckahoe marble on the site.

Although the cemetery isn t usually open to the public there are designated open days several times a year. New york city marble cemetery. New york marble cemetery schedule map tours located at 41 1 2 second avenue in new york s lower east side the cemetery is open at least once a month april through october. It was a sunday open gate day at the new york marble cemetery a small burial ground in the east village made up of 156 underground vaults caroline dubois president of the board and future.

Although we have a small endowment it is not enough to maintain the cemetery as it could be or even should be. Days when the cemetery is open to visitors are posted on its website. The new york marble cemetery is open every 4th sunday of each month during spring and summer while the nyc marble cemetery is a bit more strict opening on several selected dates during the year. The new york marble cemetery is a historic cemetery founded in 1830 and located in the interior of the block bound by east 2nd and 3rd streets 2nd avenue and bowery in the east village neighborhood of manhattan new york city it is entered through an alleyway with an iron gate at each end located between 41 and 43 second avenue.

These are a pair of neighborhood cemeteries established by 1831 the first nonsectarian cemeteries in nyc. There is no shelter so if the weather is unpleasant. About 2 100 burials are recorded in the cemetery s written.