National Register of Historic Places

Evergreen Cemetery

Hillside, Union County, New Jersey
Listed
July 8, 1991
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91000882

About this property

Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is a cemetery and crematorium located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey. Parts of it are in Hillside, Elizabeth, and Newark. The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register and the National Register of Historic Places, since 1991. Notable graves include authors Stephen Crane, Mary Mapes Dodge and Edward Stratemeyer. Six former U.S. Congressmen (including one who became Senator) and one non-voting delegate (from Alaska) are buried there as well. The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Romani "gypsy" families. King of the Gypsies was filmed there with Shelley Winters.

Location

1137 N. Broad St.
Hillside, Union County, New Jersey
40.69295, -74.20955

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Sources

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

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When was Evergreen Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Evergreen Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Evergreen Cemetery?

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

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