St. Mark's Cemetery
Why it's listed
St. Mark's Cemetery is a small rural burial ground in Mount Kisco, New York, beginning in 1761 when half an acre was donated for an Episcopal mission church. The first recorded burial, in 1773, was that of Isaac Lounsbury. Land was added in 1851 and 1854, the latter for Methodists, and a row of spruce trees still divides the two sections. The last burial occurred in 1940. During the Revolutionary War, the church on the site served as a temporary hospital after the Battle of White Plains, and graves of unknown soldiers lie in the southeast corner. The cemetery is also valued for its funerary art, including red sandstone cherub markers by carvers such as Thomas Brown and John Zuricher, Neoclassical urn and willow stones, and Gothic and Victorian markers. The inscriptions also record local genealogy, population change and infant mortality over the nineteenth century.
Significance in brief: The cemetery reflects the development of the rural hamlet of North Castle/New Castle Corners through three stages of burial between 1761 and about 1911. It is tied to the American Revolution, when the church served as a temporary hospital after the Battle of White Plains. It also holds an unusually large and high-quality collection of carved grave markers by regional master carvers.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88000918, listed June 23, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E. Main St., corner of St. Mark's Pl., Mount Kisco |
|---|---|
| County | Westchester County |
| Listed | June 23, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000918 |
| Resource type | Site |
| Period of significance | 1773-1911 |
| Areas of significance | Art |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good, unaltered and on its original site; the last burial took place in 1940. Walls have been rebuilt in places and the south wall has fallen in places. |
| Acreage | 1.3 |
| Coordinates | 41.19461, -73.72598 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Sites (archaeological sites, battlefields, landscapes) are often listed with a restricted address to protect them from looting or disturbance. Listing is honorary for private owners; federal undertakings on or near the site go through Section 106 review, and state laws may protect burials and artefacts regardless of listing.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88000918.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7589903
- This listing as JSON
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