South Burying Ground

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South Burying Ground (Winchester Street Cemetery or Evergreen Cemetery)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A typical plaque found on National Register of Historic Places listed properties.
A typical plaque found on National Register of Historic Places listed properties.
Location: Winchester Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
Added to NRHP: December 27, 2004
NRHP Reference#: 04001256 [1]
Governing body: City of Newton, Massachusetts

South Burying Ground, also known as Winchester Street Cemetery, or Evergreen Cemetery, is an historic cemetery located on Winchester Street in the village of Newton Highlands, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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[edit] National Register listing

  • South Burying Ground
  • (added 2004 - Site - #04001256)
  • Also known as Winchester Street Burying Ground
  • Winchester St., Newton
  • Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Farnu(m), Stanton, et.al.
  • Architectural Style: No Style Listed
  • Area of Significance: Art, Social History, Community Planning And Development
  • Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
  • Owner: Local Gov't
  • Historic Function: Funerary
  • Historic Sub-function: Cemetery
  • Current Function: Funerary

Current Sub-function: Cemetery

[edit] Present ownership

South Burying Ground is owned today by the City of Newton.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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