Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven
The upper entrance to Gate of Heaven Cemetery
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| Established | 1917 |
| Location | Hawthorne, New York |
| Type | Roman Catholic |
| Owned by | Archdiocese of New York |
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, as a Roman Catholic burial site. Among its famous residents is baseball player Babe Ruth, whose grave has an epitaph by Cardinal Francis Spellman and is almost always adorned by a large number of baseballs, bats, and caps. Adjacent to the Garden Mausoleum is a small train station of the Metro North Railroad Harlem Division named Mount Pleasant where 4 trains stop daily, 2 northbound and 2 southbound. Several baseball players are buried here.
New monuments
Kehoe mausoleum
Cremation urn
The tower near Bradhurst Avenue
Main entrance
Brenner mausoleum
The shrine near the grave of Babe Ruth
The Gothic Bridge
Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel
Child tombstone
Frieze at entrance to Queen of Peace Mausoleum
Statue at Upper Entrance
The Receiving Tomb
Coordinates: 41°05′45″N 73°47′40″W / 41.095697°N 73.794546°W
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