Half of the historic cemeteries in Daytona Beach are in need of attention, support and preservation

1. DAYTONA BEACH
HISTORIC CEMETERIES
Historic Preservation Board
November 19, 2013
Photography by Duane Fernandez

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. SUNSET PARK CEMETERY
2012 Old King’s Road (@ Old Big Tree Road)

5. MOUNT ARARAT CEMETERY
1427 Belleview Avenue

6. SUNSET HILL CEMETERY
1300 Mason Avenue

7. MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY
340-350 White Street

8. GREENWOOD CEMETERY
320 White Street

9. PINEWOOD CEMETERY
301 Main Street

10. http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/nerc/
74 King Street, St. Augustine, FL 32085-1027
(904) 819-6476
northeast@flpublicarchaeology.org

12. IN-TOWN MAP

13. 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