Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. It opened in 1863 at a time when The Bronx was still considered as being out in "the country." The cemetery covers more than 400 acres (half the size of Central Park) and is the resting place for more than 300,000 people. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ...

Built on rolling hills, its tree-lined roads lead to quite unique memorials, some designed by McKim Mead & White, John Russell Pope, James Gamble Rogers, Cass Gilbert, Carerre & Hastings, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Beatrix Jones Farrand, and John LaFarge. McKim, Mead, and White was the premier architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. ... The Jefferson Memorial, built 1939 — 1943 John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an architect most known for his designs of the Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (completed in 1941) in Washington, DC. Pope was born in... Woolworth Building (New York City), was the worlds tallest building at the time it was built, in 1909. ... John La Farge, 1902 John LaFarge (March 31, 1835–November 14, 1910) was an American painter, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer. ...

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 (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... St. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

Burials moved to Woodlawn

• The Dyckman-Nagle Burying Ground was established in 1677 and originally contained 417 plots. In 1905 the remains with the exception of Staats Morris and his family were removed. By 1927 the Morris graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.
• West Farms Dutch Reformed Church at Boone Avenue and 172nd Street in the Bronx had most of its graves moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.
• Bensonia Cemetery, aka Morrisania Cemetery, was originally an Indian Burial Ground. The graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery. PS138, in the Bronx is now on the site.
• Rutgers Street church graves were moved to Woodlawn Cemetery.

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Notable burials

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. ... Jules Semon Bache (November 9, 1861 - March 24, 1944) was a German-born American banker, art collector and philanthropist. ... Diana Barrymore (March 3, 1921 – January 25, 1960) was an American actress. ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... Charles Becker (July 26, 1870 - July 30, 1915) was a New York police officer executed for allegedly ordering the murder of a Manhattan gambler, Herman Rosenthal. ... Alva Erskine 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) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922) was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. ... 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 Israelis and... Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) was an American politician. ... Harry Carey (January 16, 1878–September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent films earliest superstars. ... Vernon and Irene Castle in 1914 Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. ... George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director, and producer of Irish descent. ... Ricardo Cortez, born Jacob Krantz (September 18, 1899 - April 28, 1977), was a film actor from Vienna, Austria. ... Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a three-time Grammy Award and four-time Latin Grammy winning Cuban-American salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (26 May 1926 – 28 September 1991) was one of the most influential musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Clarence Shepherd Day, Jr. ... George Washington De Long (August 22, 1844 – October 31, 1881) was a United States Navy officer and ill-fated explorer. ... Ederle in 1926 Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. ... Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. ... Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Admiral David Glasgow Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was the senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. ... Harry Conway Bud Fisher (April 3, 1885 - September 7, 1954) was an American cartoonist who created the first successful daily comic strip in the United States. ... Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 - September 4, 1909) American dramatist. ... Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald (24 November 1913 - 17 July 2005) was an Irish-American actress. ... Francis Frankie Frisch (September 9, 1898 - March 12, 1973), nicknamed the Fordham Flash, was an American Major League Baseball player of the early 20th century. ... (Mary) Antoinette Perry (1888 – 1946), actress, director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, was born in Denver, Colorado on June 27, 1888. ... 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. ... Archibald Gracie Colonel Archibald Gracie IV (January 17, 1859 - December 4, 1912) was an American writer, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Lionel Hampton with George W. Bush Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908, Louisville, Kentucky – August 31, 2002 New York City), was a jazz bandleader and percussionist. ... W.C. 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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. ... Pedro Knight (born 1921) is an accomplished Cuban musician who is better known for being the husband of legendary singer Celia Cruz. ... 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External links

• Database of those buried at Woodlawn
• Woodlawn Official Page
• Photographs of graves of famous persons in Woodlawn
• Maps and aerial photos for 40°53′21″N 73°52′24″W / 40.889033, -73.873433Coordinates: 40°53′21″N 73°52′24″W / 40.889033, -73.873433
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See also

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