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A PLACE OF INSPIRATIONAL BEAUTY and COMFORT. Founded in 1831, Mount Auburn’s mission has always been to inspire all who visit, comfort the bereaved, and commemorate the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty.
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It is true that Mount Auburn is first and foremost a...
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, located in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, is the first rural or garden cemetery in the United States. It is the burial site of many prominent Boston Brahmins, and is a National Historic Landmark.
28 sie 2020 · Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first landscaped rural or “garden” cemetery in the United States. Established in 1831 in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts, the cemetery was not only designed as a resting place for the deceased, but also as an attraction and pleasure ground, with picturesque landscapes, winding paths, a variety of ...
Mount Auburn Cemetery. 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 +1 617 547 7105 info@mountauburn.org
It is true that Mount Auburn is first and foremost a cemetery, but it is also a National Historic Landmark, a botanical garden, an outdoor museum of art and architecture, and an important habitat for urban wildlife. Discover for yourself what makes this place so special!
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic, "garden-style" burial ground in Boston, Massachusetts, located between Cambridge and Watertown, and dedicated in 1831. The 174-acre grounds has long been the preferred burial ground for the middle class and elite of New England.
Learn how Mount Auburn Cemetery, the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the U.S., influenced urbanization and reform movements in the 19th century. Explore the history, landscape, and cultural significance of this historic place through maps, readings, and drawings.