daytona beach historic cemeteries

Historic Preservation BoardNovember 19, 2013

Photography by Duane Fernandez

DAYTONA BEACH HISTORIC CEMETERIES

DAYTONA BEACH HISTORIC CEMETERIES

• Sunset Park (Private NP; A. Wynn/R J Gainous Funeral Home)

• Mount Ararat (Public; Volusia County)

• Sunset Hill (Church NP; Daytona Beach Muslim Mosque)

• Mount Sinai (Private NP Assoc)

• Greenwood (Private; Letter Memorial Studio)

• Pinewood (Private NP Assoc)

BRIEF OVERVIEW FOR EACH CEMETERY

• Overview of the property

• Brief history; oldest/most recent grave sites

• Any persons of particular interest buried there

• Some challenges facing the property at the moment

• What resources may be of specific interest to the property: funding, volunteers, research/ documentation, restoration, tours, etc.

SUNSET PARK CEMETERY

2012 Old King’s Road (@ Old Big Tree Road)

MOUNT ARARAT CEMETERY1427 Belleview Avenue

SUNSET HILL CEMETERY1300 Mason Avenue

MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY340-350 White Street

GREENWOOD CEMETERY320 White Street

PINEWOOD CEMETERY301 Main Street

http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/nerc/

74 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32085-1027 (904) 819-6476

northeast@flpublicarchaeology.org

IN-TOWN MAP

FUTURE DISCUSSIONS…

• National Register/Local Register Status or Nomination

• Cemetery Preservation Plans

• Funding Sources or Fundraising Ideas

• Preservation, Surveys, Academic Research, etc.

• Volunteers; Sponsorship; Adoption, etc.

• Beautification (lawn, landscaping, arborways) & Infrastructure (irrigation, lighting, pathways, driveways, fencing)

• Open to Public; Tours or Events

• Date Specific