North Burial Ground (Fall River, Massachusetts) Explained

North Burial Ground
Location:Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.7197°N -71.15°W
Built:1810
Architecture:Late Victorian, Exotic Revival, Other
Added:February 16, 1983
Mpsub:Fall River MRA
Refnum:83000695

North Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located on North Main Street between Brightman and Cory Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. The cemetery was established in 1810 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Fall River.

The cemetery features a fieldstone gatehouse, built about 1890 and an Egyptian Revival receiving tomb built in 1849 from local Fall River granite. After Oak Grove Cemetery opened in 1855, the remains of many were transferred there from North Burial Ground, as it was considered to be the more fashionable resting place.[1]

Notable burials

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See also

Notes and References

  1. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=flr.at MHC Inventory Form