St. Agnes Cemetery

	St. Agnes Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	48 Cemetery Ave., Menands, New York
Coordinates	42°42′7.81″N 73°43′40.83″W / 42.7021694°N 73.7280083°W
Area	114 acres (46 ha)
Built	1867
Architect	Grant, William H.; et al.
NRHP reference No.	08000095
Added to NRHP	February 28, 2008

St. Agnes Cemetery is a 108-acre (44 ha) Roman Catholic cemetery^[2] established in 1867.^[3] Located in Menands, New York, St. Agnes Cemetery is managed and cared for by Albany Diocesan Cemeteries.

St. Agnes Cemetery was consecrated in 1867 and has features characteristic of the rural cemetery movement. Like other landscapes of this genre, St. Agnes Cemetery was designed to portray order, symmetry, and peace. The history of the Capital Region is written on memorials throughout St. Agnes Cemetery.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

Notable interments

Anthony N. Brady, businessman
Parker Dunn, Medal of Honor recipient
Matty Fitzgerald, baseball player
Martin Henry Glynn, Congressman, Governor of New York from 1913 to 1914
John C. Heenan, Prize fighter
Jack Joyce, Wild West performer and horse trainer
Nicholas Thomas Kane, Congressman
Mary Nash, actress^[4]
Michael Nicholas Nolan, Congressman
Leo William O'Brien, Congressman
Terence J. Quinn, Congressman
Artur Rodziński, conductor
Charles Tracey, Congressman
Anthony Ulasewicz, Watergate scandal figure
Robert G. Vignola, actor and director
Patrick H. White, Medal of Honor recipient

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ RCDA Cemeteries
^ Grave Addiction.com
^ Mack mausoleum (top of the hill near the corner), St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany, NY, Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 34193–34194). McFarland & Company, Inc.

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] RCDA Cemeteries

[3] Grave Addiction.com

[4] Mack mausoleum (top of the hill near the corner), St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany, NY, Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 34193–34194). McFarland & Company, Inc.

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Location	48 Cemetery Ave., Menands, New York
Coordinates	42°42′7.81″N 73°43′40.83″W / 42.7021694°N 73.7280083°W / 42.7021694; -73.7280083
Area	114 acres (46 ha)
Built	1867
Architect	Grant, William H.; et al.
NRHP reference No.	08000095^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 2008