Mount Hope Cemetery District | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Mthope.JPG) A view of Mount Hope Cemetery | |
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| Location | U.S. 2, Bangor, Maine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°49′29″N 68°43′28″W / 44.82472°N 68.72444°W |
| Built | 1834 |
| Architect | Bryant, Charles G.; Mansur, Wilfred E. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, English Half-Timbered style |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000187[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 04, 1974 |
Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine, is the second oldest garden cemetery in the United States. It was designed by architect Charles G. Bryant in 1834 and built by the Bangor Horticultural Society soon after,[2]: 15 the same year that Bangor was incorporated as a city. The cemetery was modeled after Mount Auburn Cemetery (1831) in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]: 15 Bangor was at that time a frontier boom-town, and much of its architecture and landscaping was modeled after that of Boston.[citation needed] The site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Scee, Trudy Irent (2012). Mount Hope Cemetery of Bangor, Maine: The Complete History. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. ISBN 9781609493370.