Evergreen Cemetery | |
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| Location | 672 Stevens Ave. Portland, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°40′54″N 70°18′4″W / 43.68167°N 70.30111°W |
| Area | 239 acres (97 ha) (cemetery size) 140 acres (57 ha) (National Register listing size) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Charles R. Goodell; Frederick A. Tompson |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000791[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1992 |
| Evergreen Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1855 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Owned by | City of Portland |
| Size | 239 acres (97 ha) |
| No. of graves | ~60,000–70,000 |
| Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
Evergreen Cemetery is a garden-style cemetery on Stevens Avenue in the Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine. With 239 acres (97 ha) of land, it is the largest cemetery in the state.[2] Established in 1855, in what was then Westbrook, the cemetery is home to one of the state's most prominent collections of funerary art. The 140-acre (57 ha) historical portion of the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, 1869". Retrieved 29 July 2013.