National Register of Historic Places

Oak Grove Cemetery

Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 2, 1975
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
75000263

About this property

The Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery, founded in 1854, which is bounded by Derby, Washington, and Grove Sts., and Maplewood Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. The cemetery was founded by a group of local businessmen who sought to establish a cemetery in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style. They hired landscape architects Robert Morris Copeland and Horace William Shaler Cleveland to lay out a series of winding lanes. The Bradford Chapel was built through a bequest by George R. Bradford, another local businessman, and built in 1903–04. The cemetery is still privately owned, and has grown over time to occupy 11 acres (4.5 ha). It is the burial place of the operatic soprano Emma Abbott. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
42.61986, -70.66980

Categories

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Nearby Battles

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Raid on Gloucester (Cape Ann)
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Naval Action off Cape Ann (1776)
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When was Oak Grove Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Oak Grove Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Oak Grove Cemetery?

Oak Grove Cemetery is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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