Westerly Burial Ground

Coordinates: 42°16′53″N 71°09′31″W / 42.28144°N 71.15855°W / 42.28144; -71.15855
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Westerly Burial Ground
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′53″N 71°09′31″W / 42.28144°N 71.15855°W / 42.28144; -71.15855
ArchitectJames Foster II, J. N.[1]
NRHP reference No.87001401[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1987

The Westerly Burial Ground (also known as Westerly Burying Ground)

Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1683, it is Boston's seventh-oldest cemetery, and where the first settlers of the West Roxbury area are buried. It was enlarged in 1832, and 1844, and its last documented burial was in 1962.[3] Eight American Revolutionary War veterans are buried there as well as fifteen veterans of the American Civil War
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The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

See also

  • List of cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Historic Burying Grounds Initiative". 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Westerly Burial Ground". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

Image gallery

  • Westerly Burying Ground, general view
    Westerly Burying Ground, general view
  • Westerly Burying Ground, close-up 1
    Westerly Burying Ground, close-up 1
  • Westerly Burying Ground, close-up 2
    Westerly Burying Ground, close-up 2