Beacon Street Tomb
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Beacon Street Tomb | |
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| Location | Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′35″N 71°4′50″W / 42.50972°N 71.08056°WCoordinates: 42°30′35″N 71°4′50″W / 42.50972°N 71.08056°W |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Wakefield MRA |
| NRHP Reference # |
89000714 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 1989 |
The Beacon Street Tomb is a historic receiving tomb in the Lakeside Cemetery of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is a single story Greek Revival structure built of ashlar granite. On its south elevation, which faces Beacon Street, there are four Doric columns supporting a pedimented gable with a louvered oculus window. There are no windows, and a double-leaf door on the southern elevation. The structure was used to store caskets during the winter months when burial was impossible due to frozen ground.[2]
The tomb was built in 1858 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Beacon Street Tomb". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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