Walnut Hills Cemetery | |
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![]() Walnut Hills Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1875 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Type | Rural cemetery |
Size | 45.26 acres (18.32 ha) |
Find a Grave | Walnut Hills Cemetery |
Walnut Hills Cemetery | |
Location | Grove St. and Allandale Rd., Brookline, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°18′10″N 71°8′50″W / 42.30278°N 71.14722°W |
Architect | Ernest Bowditch |
MPS | Brookline MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 85003241 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
Walnut Hills Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Grove Street and Allandale Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. It encompasses 45.26 acres (18.32 ha), with mature trees and puddingstone outcrops, and was laid out in 1875 in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style. Many past prominent citizens of the town, including architect H. H. Richardson, are buried here. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]