Coordinates: 41°40′59″N 73°55′55″W / 41.68317°N 73.93200°WThe Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and includes the gravesites of several notable figures. The forty-four acres of land used for the cemetery were purchased by Matthew Vassar. Some of its architectural features were designed by J. A. Wood. His work includes the Frost mausoleum, the cemetery gates and gatehouse, and a monument for Matthew Vassar's nephew, John Guy Vassar.