Kensico Cemetery – The Administration Building

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Kensico Cemetery was founded in 1889 as a rural cemetery. Its proximity to the New York Central Railroad provided easy access for funeral parties coming from Manhattan. The administration building served as a private railroad station for the exclusive use of lot owners. Kensico remained a regular stop on the railroad until the early 1980’s when the line was electrified north of White Plains. The Queen Anne style building still features the original arched windows, reception area, and ticket office and remains a symbol of welcome to arrivals.

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Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8

Kensico Cemetery – Aiken Mausoleum

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Bertha Marion Reese Aiken is interred here. Other than her date of birth (19 Feb 1863) and the date she died (2 Nov 1930) I’ve not so far been able to discover any additional information. She was married to Friend M. Aiken, who is also interred in this Mausoleum. Again, I’ve found little information about him, other than the year of his birth (1855), the year he died (1929), and that he seems to have had some trouble with the IRS (If indeed this is the same Friend M. Aiken, a not too common name, See: Aiken v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue – Casetext

I liked the look of the mausoleum, and it has some colorful stained glass.

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Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8