National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum

Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Listed
September 14, 1980
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80003336

About this property

Eugene Masonic Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is the oldest chartered cemetery in Eugene, and is one of the oldest privately owned and continuously operating historic entities in Lane County. It was incorporated as a burial site in 1859, the same year Oregon became a state. As was the custom at the time, prominent citizens of Eugene City asked a local fraternal organization—in this case, the Freemasons—to establish a city "bury ground" open to all. The Masons purchased ten acres on a knoll about two miles from the town center and laid out the cemetery with its main entrance at what is now the intersection of University Street and 25th Avenue. In 1994, cemetery ownership passed from the Masons to the non-profit Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association, whose board members are volunteers. The EMCA retains "Masonic" in the cemetery's name as an important historic reference, but it is no longer officially affiliated with Freemasonry. The cemetery contains Hope Abbey Mausoleum which, together with the cemetery itself, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

25th and University Sts.
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
44.03144, -123.07471

Categories

EDUCATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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 Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum listed on the National Register?

Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1980.

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Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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