Riverside St., from Sunnyside to Summit Sts., Waterbury, Connecticut. County/parish: New Haven.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 20, 1988. NRIS 88001525.
1 contributing site.Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 496 Riverside Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, on the western bank of the Naugatuck River.
Dedicated on September 24, 1853, it is 36.4-acre (14.7 ha) in size and includes winding tree-lined paths, upper and lower ponds and an array of funerary monuments in the gothic, neo-classical, and romantic style. The property also includes many older burials and headstones dating back to the late 1700s which were relocated from the defunct Grand Street burial ground.
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132355518