Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Title
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Subject
Description
The Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a leader and example of the Rural Cemetery Movement and Newark's oldest cemetery. The grounds include a variety of significant funerary monuments, including the Cook Tomb. The 1877 entry gates on Broadway were designed by Thomas Stent.
Date
c. 1844
State
extant
Condition History
Additional land was acquired and developed in 1948-1852 and 1878. More land was acquired and laid out in 1883-1886 by Jeremiah D. Poinier, and in 1903 by Harrison Van Duyne.
Bibliography
Gordon, Mark W., and Anthony Schuman, editors. Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art & Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis. Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016, p. 73.
Historic American Buildings Survey. "Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Gateway, 375 Broadway Street, Newark, Essex County, NJ." HABS NJ,7-NEARK,37-A-.
National Register of Historic Places, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #87000836.
Historic American Buildings Survey. "Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Gateway, 375 Broadway Street, Newark, Essex County, NJ." HABS NJ,7-NEARK,37-A-.
National Register of Historic Places, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, National Register #87000836.
Style
Gothic
Files
Collection
Citation
Horace Baldwin and Peter Soms, “Mount Pleasant Cemetery,” DANA, accessed December 19, 2024, https://dana.njit.edu/items/show/612.
Item Relations
| Item: Cook Tomb, Mount Pleasant Cemetery | Is Part Of | This Item |
Geolocation
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