Concordia Cemetery (Buffalo, New York)

Concordia Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It consists of a 15-acre (61,000 m2) rectangular plot and was founded in 1859 by three German congregations: First Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter's Evangelical Church, and St. Stephen's Evangelical Church. It has an important association with the immigrant German community in Buffalo during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The cemetery includes approximately 16,800 plots.[2]

Concordia Cemetery
The entrance to Concordia Cemetery
Location438 Walden Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′22″N 78°49′10″W
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1859
NRHP reference No.08000106[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

  • Concordia Cemetery

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Mark Peckham and Bonnie Fleischauer (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Concordia Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying eight photographs


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