National Register of Historic Places

Temple Israel Cemetery

Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
July 5, 1989
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89000753

About this property

Temple Israel Cemetery is a historic Jewish cemetery on North Avenue in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established by the Temple Israel congregation of Boston in 1859. Unlike the adjacent Lakeside Cemetery, whose landscape is of winding paths, this cemetery is laid out in a rectilinear grid. Stones are somewhat uniform in their content, often listing places of birth and death. Markers placed early in the cemetery's history are predominantly marble, while many of those placed in the 20th century are granite or limestone. The cemetery's most notable burial is that of Rabbi Joshua Liebman. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Location

Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.50932, -71.07964

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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When was Temple Israel Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Temple Israel Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Temple Israel Cemetery?

Temple Israel Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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