Eliot Burying Ground
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′55″N 71°4′55″W / 42.33194°N 71.08194°WCoordinates: 42°19′55″N 71°4′55″W / 42.33194°N 71.08194°W |
| Built | 1630 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Governing body | Local |
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74000388 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1974 |
Eliot Burying Ground (or ""Eustis Street Burying Ground" or "First Burying Ground in Roxbury") is an historic cemetery at Eustis and Washington Streets in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1630, the cemetery was added to the National Historic Register in 1974. Many well-known Massachusetts historical figures are buried at Eliot Burying Ground including John Eliot, and members of the Dudley family, including Governors Thomas Dudley and Joseph Dudley, and Chief Justice Paul Dudley.[2]
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- List of cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Roxbury Roxbury Latin students ventured to burial site of school's founder, John Eliot, wickedlocal.com, 7 November 2009
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