Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts)

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts)
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Prospect Hill Cemetery (Millis, Massachusetts)
LocationMillis, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°9′59″N 71°22′4″W / 42.16639°N 71.36778°W / 42.16639; -71.36778
Area18.26 acres (7.39 ha)
Built1714
ArchitectBarbur, Joseph, Jr.
NRHP reference No.06000129 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2006

Prospect Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Auburn Road in Millis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1714, it is the town's only cemetery. Covering more than 18 acres (7.3 ha), it has more than 2,800 burials. Among those buried in the cemetery are politician Christian Herter, who served as U.S. Secretary of State and Governor of Massachusetts, and two Medal of Honor recipients, Charles Church Roberts and William D. Newland. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 with the help of a short documentary film by a Millis High School Freshman Dustin Fresh.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.