Phipps Street Burying Ground

The Phipps Street Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Phipps Street in Charlestown, now a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Phipps Street Burying Ground
Phipps Street Burying Ground is located in Boston
Phipps Street Burying Ground
Phipps Street Burying Ground is located in Massachusetts
Phipps Street Burying Ground
Phipps Street Burying Ground is located in the United States
Phipps Street Burying Ground
LocationPhipps Street, Charlestown
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′35″N 71°4′4″W / 42.37639°N 71.06778°W / 42.37639; -71.06778
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1630
NRHP reference No.74000907 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1974

History

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The burial ground was created in 1630, when Charlestown was a separate community from Boston; it is the oldest cemetery within Boston's present limits. The "Charlestown Carver", an anonymous stone cutter active in the 1660s, began an important regional style that was continued by the Lamson family for many generations.[3]

The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

 

Interments

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Since it was the only cemetery in Charlestown (which was annexed to Boston in the 19th century) for many years, it had a wide range of class and situation:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phipps Street Burying Ground". National Park Service. Retrieved February 18, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ a b c On site plaque provided by The Bostonian Society photographed November 17, 2009
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