Maple Grove is a 65-acre cemetery established in 1875 on the "Backbone of Long Island" by Colonel William Sterling Cogswell and business associates. It consists of two sections; Monumental Park and Memorial Park. The Victorian Era Monumental Park was the first section opened in 1875 and laid out in the rural cemetery tradition with panoramic winding roads through a forest covered hilly terrain, with the original entrance at Queens Boulevard. The Lodge Building, located at the Queens Boulevard entrance, and the Receiving Tomb were erected in 1875. The Victorian Administration Building was erected in 1880 at the Lefferts Boulevard and Kew Gardens Road Entrance. All were designed by noted New York City architect James E. Ware (1846–1918).[2]
The Memorial Park section was opened in 1943. The Lodge was torn down and the original Queens Boulevard Entrance was moved further south on Queens Boulevard, next to Briarwood subway station (E, F, and <F> trains). Memorial Park's Presidential Circle includes a memorial to the 21 people interred at Maple Grove who died in the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. There are approximately 83,000 interments, with approximately 30,000 of them in the Monumental Park section. In Memorial Park the new Center at Maple Grove building, designed by architect Peter Gisolfi, was opened in 2009. The Maple Grove offices were moved from the old Victorian Administration Building into the Center. It also houses the Celebration Hall, Community Room, the Columbarium etc. A third entrance was created next to the Center on Kew Gardens Road at 129th Street.
Friends of Maple Groveedit
The Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery, Inc. is a not-for-profit, membership organization with the purposes of supporting and enhancing the operations of Maple Grove Cemetery, located in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York. Friends members desire to increase public knowledge and appreciation of the artistic, historical, horticultural and cultural resources of the Cemetery. The Friends promotes ties between Maple Grove Cemetery and the community it serves and sponsors a variety of programs and activities.[3]
maple, grove, cemetery, queens, maple, grove, cemetery, historic, cemetery, gardens, road, briarwood, gardens, queens, york, city, york, added, national, register, historic, places, 2004, maple, grove, cemeteryu, national, register, historic, placesu, historic. Maple Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 127 15 Kew Gardens Road in Briarwood Kew Gardens Queens New York City New York It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 1 Maple Grove CemeteryU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtThe Center at Maple Grove Cemetery on Kew Gardens Road It houses the Maple Grove Offices Celebration Hall Community Room etc Show map of New York CityShow map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesLocation127 15 Kew Gardens Road Briarwood New YorkCoordinates40 42 31 N 73 49 27 W 40 70861 N 73 82417 W 40 70861 73 82417Area65 acres 26 ha Built1875ArchitectWare James E McClure George W and Son and Gisolfi PeterNRHP reference No 04000874 1 Added to NRHPAugust 20 2004History editMaple Grove is a 65 acre cemetery established in 1875 on the Backbone of Long Island by Colonel William Sterling Cogswell and business associates It consists of two sections Monumental Park and Memorial Park The Victorian Era Monumental Park was the first section opened in 1875 and laid out in the rural cemetery tradition with panoramic winding roads through a forest covered hilly terrain with the original entrance at Queens Boulevard The Lodge Building located at the Queens Boulevard entrance and the Receiving Tomb were erected in 1875 The Victorian Administration Building was erected in 1880 at the Lefferts Boulevard and Kew Gardens Road Entrance All were designed by noted New York City architect James E Ware 1846 1918 2 The Memorial Park section was opened in 1943 The Lodge was torn down and the original Queens Boulevard Entrance was moved further south on Queens Boulevard next to Briarwood subway station E F and lt F gt trains Memorial Park s Presidential Circle includes a memorial to the 21 people interred at Maple Grove who died in the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center There are approximately 83 000 interments with approximately 30 000 of them in the Monumental Park section In Memorial Park the new Center at Maple Grove building designed by architect Peter Gisolfi was opened in 2009 The Maple Grove offices were moved from the old Victorian Administration Building into the Center It also houses the Celebration Hall Community Room the Columbarium etc A third entrance was created next to the Center on Kew Gardens Road at 129th Street Friends of Maple Grove editThe Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery Inc is a not for profit membership organization with the purposes of supporting and enhancing the operations of Maple Grove Cemetery located in Kew Gardens Queens New York Friends members desire to increase public knowledge and appreciation of the artistic historical horticultural and cultural resources of the Cemetery The Friends promotes ties between Maple Grove Cemetery and the community it serves and sponsors a variety of programs and activities 3 Notable interments editLaVern Baker 1911 1997 rhythm and blues singer Albert H Bosch 1908 2005 member of the US House of Representatives Martin Branner 1888 1970 cartoonist George W Corliss 1834 1903 soldier Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Leslie Kaliades 1961 1999 artist known for her photography about her experience with AIDS Anthony Mason 1966 2015 basketball player Irving Rapper 1898 1999 film director Jimmy Rushing 1901 1972 singer George Coles Stebbins 1846 1945 gospel hymn writer Fred Taral 1867 1927 U S Racing Hall of Fame jockey James E Ware 1846 1918 architect Edward Wright 1829 1901 sailor Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Vincent Youmans 1898 1946 songwriterReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Kathy Howe January 2004 National Register of Historic Places Registration Maple Grove Cemetery New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Archived from the original on 2012 10 18 Retrieved 2011 01 12 See also Accompanying 56 photos Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maple Grove Cemetery Queens Official website Maple Grove Cemetery at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maple Grove Cemetery Queens amp oldid 1150702328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
