Lot Diagrams, 1846-1975 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Marie Stark

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Collection Overview

Title: Lot Diagrams, 1846-1975

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement: Arranged by lot number.

Abstract

The Lot Diagrams collection contains 7 series of lots and the names associated with each lot in the Green-Wood Cemetery. The diagrams show the layout of the lots as well as the graves within the lots. Also included may be correspondences. Each series contains a listing of names of the individuals buried within each lot.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The records of the Green-Wood Cemetery Lot Diagrams collection include lot diagrams, correspondence, internment lists and dates and listings of individual names associated with each lot. The strength of the collection is found with the lot diagrams.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Lots 1167-70],
[Series 2: Lot 1696],
[Series 3: Lots 1152/5 and 13761],
[Series 4: Lots 1741-44],
[Series 5: Lots 1036-39],
[Series 6: Lot 1389-92],
[Series 7: Lot 825],
[Series 8: Colgate Lot (Lots 2150-57)],
[Series 9: Lot 2391],
[Series 10: Lots 1828/31],
[Series 11: Lots 2134/38 and 2139/44],
[All]

Series 2: Lot 1696

The diagram for lot 1696 was drawn c. 1848(?). The lot contains a vault, 2 monuments, and 3 grave mounds and is owned by the heirs of Peter Schemerhorn. Names associated with lot 1696 are: Kane, Annie C.; Kane, John Innes; Schemerhorn, Ann E.H.; Schemerhorn, Catharine; Schemerhorn, Edmund H.H.; Schemerhorn, Elizabeth; Schemerhorn, Henry A.; Schemerhorn, James Jones; Schemerhorn, John J.; Schemerhorn, Mary S.; Schemerhorn, Peter; Schemerhorn, Peter; Schemerhorn, Peter Augustus; Schemerhorn, Peter Henry; Schemerhorn, Sarah; Schemerhorn, Sarah; Schemerhorn, William C. Notes on the individual diagram may be found in the item level description of this series.

Folder 1: 1 Diagram of lot 1696

Item A: Lot 1696, c. 1848(?)

Scale: 1/4” = 1 Ft.

Size: 22 1/4” x 32 1/2”

Details: “Lots 1696 &[?] Section 93-80”, Owned by Heirs of Peter Schemerhorn”, “Height of Vault 15…”, “Top of Posts 2’7” A[bove]…”, “Bottom of rail abov.”

Drawing Materials: Ink and Pencil on Paper

Condition: Fair, pieces of diagram missing; original diagram taped to white paper; encapsulated in mylar

Design/Style: Vault in center surrounded by mound graves and monuments