ENEvergreen Cemetery, Boston
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Evergreen Cemetery, BostonEvergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the [[Brighton, MA|Brighton neighborhood]] of [[Boston, MA|Boston, Massachusetts]]. It was established in 1850 by the town of Brighton (which was annexed to Boston in 1874) and was laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Its entrance gate was built in 1892, and its Jacobethan office building was added in 1903. Boston architect [[Mulcahy, James|James Mulcahy]] designed the office building. The older portions of the cemetery are characterized by winding lanes (now paved, originally gravel), with outcrops of [[Roxbury, MA|Roxbury]] puddingstone.
It is one of three active cemeteries administered by [[Boston's Cemetery Division]]. | Evergreen Cemetery, BostonEvergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the [[Brighton, MA|Brighton neighborhood]] of [[Boston, MA|Boston, Massachusetts]]. It was established in 1850 by the town of Brighton (which was annexed to Boston in 1874) and was laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. Its entrance gate was built in 1892, and its Jacobethan office building was added in 1903. Boston architect [[Mulcahy, James|James Mulcahy]] designed the office building. The older portions of the cemetery are characterized by winding lanes (now paved, originally gravel), with outcrops of [[Roxbury, MA|Roxbury]] puddingstone. |
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