Edson Cemetery Chapel - Lowell, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 37.022 W 071° 18.316
19T E 310934 N 4720864
The Edson Cemetery Chapel is located on 5th Street between Oberlin and Washington Avenues in Edson Cemetery, 1375 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA.
Waymark Code: WMYAKW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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Edson Cemetery is a City owned cemetery that was laid out in 1845. The cemetery was named for the rector of the St. Anne's Church. The earliest structure on is a Gothic style chapel built of rough-faced granite. The chapel is 25' wide by 50' long. It has a porte cochere and a triangular steeple on which is inscribed the word Chapel.

The cemetery has a regular, well marked, street grid forming rectangles and triangles. There are over 4,400 memorials in the cemetery.

Date of Chapel Construction: mid 19th century

Denomination of Chapel or Cemetery (if applicable): non-denominational

Active Chapel?: yes

Main Construction Material of Chapel: granite

Description of Cemetery added in Long Description: yes

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