Dorchester South Burying Ground

Dorchester South Burying Ground
Location Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′43″N 71°4′1″W / 42.27861°N 71.06694°W / 42.27861; -71.06694Coordinates: 42°16′43″N 71°4′1″W / 42.27861°N 71.06694°W / 42.27861; -71.06694
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1814 (1814)
NRHP Reference # 14000365[1]
Added to NRHP June 27, 2014

The Dorchester South Burying Ground is a historic graveyard on Dorchester Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1814, it is the second oldest cemetery in Dorchester, after the North Burying Ground. It is a roughly 2-acre (0.81 ha) parcel on the west side of Dorchester Avenue, north of Dorchester Lower Mills. A paved roadway provides circulation around the perimeter of the property. There is some evidence that the cemetery was formally terraced, due to the sloping terrain, but there is no evidence of curbing that might have been used for this purpose. One of the cemetery's most prominent features is a line of granite tombs along the southern boundary.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Dorchester South Burying Ground". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
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