Dorchester South Burying Ground
National Register of Historic Places

Dorchester South Burying Ground

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 26, 2014
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
14000365

About this property

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

Location

2095 Dorchester Ave.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.27860, -71.06709

Categories

ARTCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Siege of Boston — Dorchester Heights
1776Revolutionary War
3.9 mi
Siege of Boston – Roxbury Lines
1775Revolutionary War
4.1 mi

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When was Dorchester South Burying Ground listed on the National Register?

Dorchester South Burying Ground was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 2014.

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