Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

Trinity Church is one of New York’s oldest and most historical buildings. Having been built before even the Revolutionary War, the land has been visited by countless individuals and still today recognizes just how significant many of those individuals were.

Circling the church on all but one side is a graveyard covered in headstones, statues and monuments. Many politicians, war heroes, and businessmen are buried in Trinity Churchyard. It’s one of the most famous churchyards in all of New York.

The graveyard’s occupants, by the way, include Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip Hamilton, William Bradford, Franklin Wharton, Robert Fulton, Captain James Lawrence, William Alexander, Lord Stirling and Albert Gallatin.

Alexander Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton are perhaps Trinity Churchyard’s most notable occupants. But it is important to highlight the fact that the Hamiltons are joined by many other notable individuals whose lives help tell the stories of Trinity’s distant past.

Beatiful old church, the grounds are immaculately kept,but remember it is also a cemetery so it must be respected

Peaceful cemetery. You can get a map from the office (at the very southwest corner) showing the notable burials and must visit.

None of the reviewers as yet have noted that John James Audubon's home was located on the corner of 155th and Riverside, many feet below what is now 765 Riverside Drive, just outside and across the street (though the level the house once stood upon is part of the underground parking at 765). And yes, Audubon himself is buried here in the cemetery with many many others both famous and not. It is truly a beautiful and somber place. As some have noted the land was bought after Trinity Cemetery downtown ran out of room. If you come, keep in mind that most days it is only open from 9 am to 4 pm. The gates are all closed and locked when the cemetery is not open, though there are views from Riverside Drive down into the lowermost, westernmost section. You usually must enter at 770 Riverside Drive (see photos).

Beautiful place in the fall, when the foliage explodes with bright colors. It is free to walk around. Taking panoramic photos is allowed, but not closeup photos of individual tombs. Clean restroom available at their office.