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Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 73°52′48″W / 40.69056°N 73.88000°W / 40.69056; -73.88000
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The '''Beth Olam Cemetery''', in [[Cypress Hills, Brooklyn|Cypress Hills]] on the border of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, is a historic cemetery.
The '''Beth Olam Cemetery''', in [[Cypress Hills, Brooklyn|Cypress Hills]] on the border of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, is a historic cemetery.


It is a [[rural cemetery]] in style, and was started in 1851 by three Jewish congregations in the city; contains many examples of architecture and [[funerary art]].<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000254.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth Olam Cemetery / The Fourth Spanish and Portuguese Cemetery |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Marena Wisniewski |author2=Jennifer Betsworth |date=January 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2018}} With 32 photos from 2015.}}</ref>
It is a [[rural cemetery]] in style, and was started in 1851 by three Jewish congregations in the city; contains many examples of architecture and [[funerary art]].<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/16000254.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth Olam Cemetery / The Fourth Spanish and Portuguese Cemetery (with 32 photos from 2015) |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Marena Wisniewski |author2=Jennifer Betsworth |date=January 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:12, 15 July 2018

Beth Olam Cemetery
Beth Olam Cemetery is located in New York City
Beth Olam Cemetery
Location2 Cypress Hills St., Cypress Hills, New York
Coordinates40°41′26″N 73°52′48″W / 40.69056°N 73.88000°W / 40.69056; -73.88000
Area12.37 acres (5.01 ha)
Built1851
NRHP reference No.16000254[1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 2016

The Beth Olam Cemetery, in Cypress Hills on the border of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, is a historic cemetery.

It is a rural cemetery in style, and was started in 1851 by three Jewish congregations in the city; contains many examples of architecture and funerary art.[2]

References

  1. ^ Marena Wisniewski; Jennifer Betsworth (January 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth Olam Cemetery / The Fourth Spanish and Portuguese Cemetery (with 32 photos from 2015)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 27, 2018.