National Register of Historic Places

Riverside Cemetery

Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
November 18, 1983
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003853

About this property

Riverside Cemetery is an historic cemetery at 752 Pleasant Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It occupies a parcel of land about 34 acres (14 ha) in size between Pleasant Street and the Seekonk River, and just north of the much larger Swan Point Cemetery in neighboring Providence. The cemetery was established in 1874, and is Pawtucket's instance of a rural cemetery. The cemetery's creation was championed by John W. Davis (1826–1907), a local politician who later served two terms as Governor of Rhode Island, and was for many years the cemetery's resident manager, living in the cemetery manager's house, which was built around the time of the cemetery's founding. Davis himself is buried there and the cemetery has been run by his descendants. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

724 Pleasant St.
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.85978, -71.38203

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Nearby Historic Sites

Scholze-Sayles House
Civil War
0.4 mi
Kotzow, Louis, House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Swan Point Cemetery
Listed
0.4 mi
Pawtucket West High School
Industrial
0.5 mi
Swan Point Cemetery and Trolley Shelter (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Bunker Hill – Rhode Island contingent
1775Revolutionary War
2.5 mi

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When was Riverside Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Riverside Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Riverside Cemetery?

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

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