About this property
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York, is a town-owned rural cemetery encompassing 47 acres (19 ha) and has been operational since October 1851. In 2013 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery was originally owned by the Dale Cemetery Association, which was incorporated on January 16, 1851; it was dedicated in October 1851. It was designed by Howard Daniels, a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect and a leading proponent of the rural-cemetery movement. Its first President was Aaron Ward, retired congressman. The cemetery was acquired by the Town of Ossining in 2004. Thomas Allcock (1815–1891), Civil War General for the Union Army Franz Boas (1858–1942), the "Father of American anthropology" George Borup (1885-1912), member of Robert Peary's expedition to the North Pole Benjamin Brandreth (1807–1880), proprietor of Brandreth's Pills, one of the earliest mass market consumer branded products in the United States, founder of Brandreth Park Chester Hoff (1891–1998), Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player at time of death. He played for the NY Highlanders (later the NY Yankees) and St. Louis Browns. John Thompson Hoffman (1828–1888), governor of New York (1869–72), Mayor of New York City (1866–68) Elijah Hunter (1749–1815), Revolutionary War soldier, Patriot spy, and local religious leader Ingersoll Lockwood (1841–1918), lawyer and writer (Section A) Edwin A. McAlpin (1848–1917), president of the D.H. McAlpin & Co tobacco company, builder of the Hotel McAlpin, the largest hotel in the world, and Adjutant General of the State of New York Samuel Youngs (1760–1839), who in 1851 was moved from his earlier burial site at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow and became the first person interred at Dale Cemetery. He was a possible inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane in his friend Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Dale Cemetery
This page lists Dale Cemetery. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Nearby Battles
Questions about this property
When was Dale Cemetery listed on the National Register?
Dale Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2013.
What type of historic resource is Dale Cemetery?
Dale Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Dale Cemetery?
The period of significance for Dale Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1851.
Can I research the history near Dale Cemetery?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Dale Cemetery will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Westchester County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Westchester County.
Explore WestchesterCounty ›More historic places in New York
Browse all historic places in New York.
View New Yorkhistoric sites ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Dale Cemetery will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.