West Parish Burying Ground

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West Parish Burying Ground (River Street Burying Ground)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A typical plaque found on National Register of Historic Places listed properties.
Location:	River and Cherry street, West Newton, Massachusetts
Added to NRHP:	December 13, 2004
NRHP Reference#:	04001221 [1]
Governing body:	City of Newton, Massachusetts

West Parish Burying Ground, also known as River Street Burying Ground, is an historic cemetery located at River and Cherry streets in West Newton, Massachusetts, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Second Church in Newton, its original owner, was the West Parish, the Second Church in Newton.

Contents 1 Notable grave sites 2 National Register listing 3 Present ownership 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Notable grave sites

• Rev. William Greenough, died November 10, 1831, first pastor of the Second Church in Newton.^[2]

[edit] National Register listing

• West Parish Burying Ground (added 2004 - Site - #04001221)
• Also known as River Street Burying Ground
• River and Cherry Sts., Newton
• Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Cary, A., et.al.
• Architectural Style: No Style Listed
• Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Art, Social History
• Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
• Owner: Local Gov't
• Historic Function: Funerary
• Historic Sub-function: Cemetery
• Current Function: Funerary
• Current Sub-function: Cemetery

[edit] Present ownership

West Parish Burying Ground is owned today by the City of Newton, which lists it on its assessment rolls as Old West Newton Cemetery with 70,560 square feet (6,555 m²)^[3], but other city webpages list it as River Street Cemetery.^[4]

[edit] See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Interment.net list of inscriptions for River Street Cemetery

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Coordinates: 42°21′8.20″N, 71°13′46.16″W

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