{"nrhp_refnum":"04000989","name":"Cold Springs Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"4849 Cold Springs Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lockport","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.18269504500006,"lon":-78.65696045375473,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Landscape Architecture","Art"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Cold Springs Cemetery is a 48.3-acre rural cemetery at 4849 Cold Springs Road in the Town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York, on the Niagara Escarpment. It was legally established in 1840 and grew from a burying ground dating to about 1815.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the cemetery is an intact, representative example of a Victorian rural cemetery tied to the growth of the Town and City of Lockport. It is the oldest cemetery in the area, with winding roads, specimen trees and funerary art that show changing styles and mourning practices. It is also the burial place of many prominent Lockport citizens.","narrative":"Cold Springs Cemetery occupies 48.3 acres on a north-facing slope of the Niagara Escarpment in the Town of Lockport, New York. It began as a burying ground around 1815 behind Charles Wilber's tavern, holding War of 1812 soldiers and early settlers, and was incorporated by the state legislature on May 7, 1840. Its name comes from a cold spring that runs nearby. Engineer Fred E. Knight is credited with laying out broad avenues and approaches in the picturesque style of the rural cemetery movement, and the grounds contain winding roads, specimen trees, three mausolea, a receiving vault, and gates at the main entrance. Sections were set aside for a potter's field, a Quaker burial ground, and veterans. Grave markers include limestone, marble and granite stones carved with Victorian motifs. The cemetery was listed for its place in Lockport's settlement and development, its landscape design, and its funerary art, and it holds the graves of many of the city's notable residents.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1815-1954","architect_builder":"Fred E. Knight, Engineer","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a cemetery; the caretaker's house and sheds are altered and non-contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.140667-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000989.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000989/82821210e8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000989/82821210e8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cold_Springs_Cemetery_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cold_Springs_Cemetery_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320090","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Springs_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5142376"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/cold-springs-cemetery-04000989/"}