Bayside Cemetery and Gatehouse Complex
Bayside Cemetery and Gatehouse Complex is a historic cemetery and gatehouse located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1865 and the gatehouse complex constructed in 1901. The gatehouse complex is a Châteauesque style, Late Victorian red Potsdam ashlar sandstone building. It includes a receiving room for the deceased and mourners, quarters for the cemetery custodial family, and a bell tower. The cemetery includes a number of notable structures and objects including the Clarkson mausoleum (1873), Morgan family obelisk, and Soldiers Monument (1903).
Bayside Cemetery and Gatehouse Complex | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 115 Clarkson Ave. Potsdam, New York, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 44°39′17″N 74°59′29″W |
| Area | 83.6 acres (33.8 ha) |
| Built | 1865, 1901 |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Red Potsdam Sandstone Resources Taken from Raquette River Quarries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000026 |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 2004 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
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