White Plains Rural Cemetery is a historic

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located in the city of White Plains,

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. The cemetery was organized in 1854 and designed in 1855. It contains miles of narrow, paved roads, none of which is in a straight line. The roads create circular and lozenge-shaped areas for burials. Also on the property is a former church, now cemetery office. It was built in 1797, and is a -story, five-by-three-bay frame building with a high-pitched gable roof. It was modified for office use in 1881. ''See also:'' White Plains Rural Cem uncut 2021 jeh

The cemetery was added to the

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in 2003.

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References

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