South Burying Ground

Infobox_nrhp | name =South Burying Ground (Winchester Street Cemetery or Evergreen Cemetery)
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caption =A typical plaque found on National Register of Historic Places listed properties.
location= Winchester Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
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added = December 27, 2004
governing_body = City of Newton, Massachusetts
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refnum=04001256 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

South Burying Ground, also known as "Winchester Street Cemetery", or "Evergreen Cemetery", is an historic cemetery located on Winchester Street in the village of Newton Highlands, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Register listing

*South Burying Ground
*(added 2004 - Site - #04001256)
*Also known as Winchester Street Burying Ground
*Winchester St., Newton
*Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
*Architect, builder, or engineer: Farnu(m), Stanton, et.al.
*Architectural Style: No Style Listed
*Area of Significance: Art, Social History, Community Planning And Development
*Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
*Owner: Local Gov't
*Historic Function: Funerary
*Historic Sub-function: Cemetery
*Current Function: FuneraryCurrent Sub-function: Cemetery

Present ownership

South Burying Ground is owned today by the City of Newton.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts

References

External links

* [http://www.interment.net/data/us/ma/middlesex/winchester.htm List of over 350 persons buried in Winchester Street Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts]