Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts)

Walnut Hills Cemetery
Walnut Hills Cemetery
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Established1875
Location
CountryUnited States
TypeRural cemetery
Size45.26 acres (18.32 ha)
Find a GraveWalnut Hills Cemetery
Walnut Hills Cemetery
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts)
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts)
LocationGrove St. and Allandale Rd., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′10″N 71°8′50″W / 42.30278°N 71.14722°W / 42.30278; -71.14722
ArchitectErnest Bowditch
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003241 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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]

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