New Mount Sinai Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

New Mount Sinai Cemetery

Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
December 22, 2005
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001434

About this property

New Mount Sinai Cemetery is a 52-acre (21 ha) cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Its first burial was in 1853, and its rural cemetery landscape design was laid out in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. As of the 2005 listing, the cemetery also has a Modern-style community mausoleum, three private mausoleums (Art Deco, Modern, Neo-Classical), and a formal Japanese garden. its traditional, old Jewish graveyard, which are sections A, B, and F of the cemetery, 37(?) small mausoleums in Greek Revival, Egyptian Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco, Modern styles.

Location

8430 Gravois Rd.
Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri
38.55768, -90.30523

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was New Mount Sinai Cemetery listed on the National Register?

New Mount Sinai Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 2005.

What type of historic resource is New Mount Sinai Cemetery?

New Mount Sinai Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for New Mount Sinai Cemetery?

The period of significance for New Mount Sinai Cemetery is recorded as the civil_war era.

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