Hope Cemetery - Worcester MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

In Massachusetts Mount Auburn Cemetery was the first pastoral cemetery in the US. Hope Cemetery followed this design course. These type of cemeteries were typically located on elevated sites on the outskirts of a city, trying to achieve a naturalistic effect with graceful curving pathways and roads. Arrangements of ornamental features would be located through out the cemetery.

Street address: 119 Webster St Worcester, MA County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1997 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Funerary Current function: Funerary Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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