Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. Opened in 1863, at a time when The Bronx was still considered as being out in "the country." Built on gentle, rolling hills, its tree-lined roads provide a beautiful setting in today's bustling city. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is the largest financial center in the world. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1967, what is generally believed to be the first community mausoleum on the East Coast of the United States was built at Woodlawn. The concept has proved extremely popular, and as a result many other cemeteries throughout the United States have since added such structures. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader. ... The East Coast, Eastern Seaboard, or Atlantic Seaboard are terms referencing the easternmost coastal states in the United States of America. ...

Notable people interred there include:

James Coats Auchincloss (January 19, 1885 in New York City – October 2, 1976 in Alexandria, Virginia) was an American business and political figure, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives (1943–1965) as a Republican from the State of New Jersey. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont ( January 17, 1853 - January 26, 1933) was a multi-millionaire American socialite and a major funder of the womens suffrage movement. ... Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (November 12, 1858, — June 10, 1908) was a wealthy American socialite and Congressman. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Siberia (or Mahilyow (Mogilev), Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Elizabeth Jane Cochran (May 5, 1864 - January 27, 1922), born in Cochrans Mills, Pennsylvania, and called Pink. (Her nickname alluded to a bright pink dress in which she was christened. ... Ralph Bunche, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1904 - December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Jews and... Harry Carey (January 16, 1878–September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent films earliest superstars. ... George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 1878 – November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director, and producer of Irish descent. ... Celia Cruz autobiography. ... Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, likely the best-selling jazz album ever. ... Clarence Shepherd Day, Jr. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Admiral David Glasgow Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. ... Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865-September 4, 1909) American dramatist. ... Frank Francis Frankie Frisch (September 9, 1898 - March 12, 1973) was an American Major League Baseball player of the early 20th century. ... (Mary) Antoinette Perry (June 27, 1888 _ June 28, 1946) was an actress, a director, and a founder of the American Theatre Wing. ... Thomas F. Gilroy, Born in Ireland, June 3, 1840, died 1911. ... Jay Gould (1836-1892) Jason Gould (May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American financier. ... Lionel Hampton with George W. Bush Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002), was a bandleader, jazz percussionist and vibraphone virtuoso. ... W.C. Handy photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer, often known as The Father of the Blues. ... Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes Bean, (November 21, 1901 or 1904 - May 19, 1969) was a prominent jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 - May 26, 1924) was a popular composer of light opera. ... Portrait of Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was a Governor of New York, a United States Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States. ... Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker) who built the Southern Pacific Railroad and other major interstate train lines. ... Barbara Hutton, born November 14, 1912 in New York City, United States – died May 11, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, was a wealthy American socialite dubbed by the media as the Poor Little Rich Girl because of her troubled life. ... Augustus D. Juilliard (April 19, 1836 - April 25, 1919) was an American businessman whose philanthropy built the renowned conservatory of dance, music, and theatre in New York City that bears his name. ... James Robert Keene born 1838 - January 3, 1913 was a Wall Street stock broker and a major thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder. ... Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. ... Frank Belknap Long (April 27, 1903 - January 3, 1994) was a prolific American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. ... Roland Hussey Macy (August 30, 1822 - March 29, 1877) was an American businessman who founded Macys Department Store. ... Bat Masterson in 1879. ... George McManus (January 23, 1884 - October 22, 1954) is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the Maggie and Jiggs characters in his syndicated comic strip, Bringing up Father. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... Marilyn Miller born Mary Ellen Reynolds September 1, 1898 Evansville, Indiana died April 7, 1936 New York, New York. ... Robert Moses. ... Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840–December 7, 1902) was a famous caricaturist and editorial cartoonist in the 19th century and is considered to be the father of American political cartooning. ... Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (1860 - 1932) was a U.S. actor and songwriter. ... Blanche Oelrichs Blanche Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 - November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright, and theatre actress known by the pseudonym, Michael Strange. ... James Cash Penney (September 16, 1875—February 12, 1971), commonly known as J.C. Penney, was an American department store pioneer and businessman. ... Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was a film director. ... Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), was a Hungarian-born American journalist. ... Damon Runyon Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 - December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. ... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot. ... Brooklyn Bridge by Joseph Stella. ... John William Sterling (May 12, 1844 - July 5, 1918) was a philanthropist, corporate attorney, and major benefactor to Yale University. ... William L. Strong (1827-1900) was the Mayor of New York from 1895 to 1897. ... Olive Thomas (Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States, October 20, 1894 – September 10, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American actress. ... Sarah Breedlove Madame C. J. Walker (1867-1919), born Sarah Breedlove, started out by picking cotton on a plantation in Louisiana. ... Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 - April 18, 1942) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. ... Harry Payne Whitney was a businessman, horsebreeder and the husband of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. ... William Collins Whitney (July 5, 1841–February 2, 1904) was an American political leader and financier and founder of the prominent Whitney family. ... Franklin Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American merchant. ...

External links

• Database of those buried at Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Official Page

See also

• List of other famous cemeteries
• List of United States cemeteries
• List of mausoleums