Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel

Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel is a historic cemetery and chapel located at Lyons Falls in Lewis County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1906, and the chapel constructed in 1921. It remains an active burial ground containing 736 marked burials. The memorial chapel is a two-story, masonry building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It consists of a rectangular main section, measuring 19 feet by 24 feet, with a rear chancel addition measuring 9 feet by 15 feet. Also in the cemetery is a contributing plaque to Caleb Lyon Sr.[2]

Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel
LocationRiver Rd., Lyons Falls, New York
Coordinates43°36′30″N 75°20′43″W
Area37 acres (15 ha)
Built1906 (1906), 1921
Built byW.H. Rich & Sons
ArchitectGough & Ames
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.11000403[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2011

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/27/11 through 7/01/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-08.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Travis Bowman (October 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs


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