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Fountain Cemetery
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York

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Cemetery: Fountain Cemetery
Other:
Sign: No
Street: Tompkins Court off Richmond Terrace
City: Staten Island
Township:
County: Richmond
State: New York
Nation: United States
Zip:
Status: Abandoned
Size: Medium
Directions:
Type: Road-public
Location: Urban-developed
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: trees, vines, ivy
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: Fence
Gate: Locks
Established: 1866
Gravestones: 200
Oldest: 1866
Newest: 1950
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods:
Restoration: Yes
Association: Yes
Records: Yes
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Landscaping:
Paths: No
Trees:
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: Unsure
Sculpture: Unsure
Fountains: Unsure
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Yes
Marble: Unsure
Native Stone: Unsure
Slate: Unsure
Other Stone: Unsure
Wood: No
Materials: Yes
Architectural: Yes
Angels: Yes
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Yes
Hands: Yes
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Yes
Plants: Yes
Photos: No
Religious: Yes
Scrollwork: Yes
Urns: Yes
Other Carvings: Yes
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Yes
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
VA: Gravestones-Broken
VA: Graffiti
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Problem-Constant
Problem: Apathy
Owner: Unknown
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted:

Needs
The urgent need for this cemetery is to have trees cut down and regular maintenance. Once that is done many stones need to be repaired.

Other Information

Support

Submitted by:

name: Jennifer Hyatt
Email: JHyatt1972@aol.com