Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The entrance to Concordia Cemetery
Location:	438 Walden Ave., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates:	42°54′22″N 78°49′10″W / 42.90611°N 78.81944°W / 42.90611; -78.81944Coordinates: 42°54′22″N 78°49′10″W / 42.90611°N 78.81944°W / 42.90611; -78.81944
Area:	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built:	1859
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	08000106[1]
Added to NRHP:	February 28, 2008

Concordia Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 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 Lutheran congregations; First Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran 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.^[2]

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

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  Concordia Cemetery

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Mark Peckham (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Concordia Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102208. Retrieved 2009-07-25.  See also: "Accompanying eight photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102209. 

External links

• Concordia Cemetery Association, Buffalo, NY

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