Mount Auburn Cemetery
Built 1831 by Alexander Wadsworth. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | Apr 21, 1975 |
| Listed for | Landscape architecture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 75000254 |
| Built | 1831 · more from the 1830s |
| Architect | Alexander Wadsworth |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.3706° N, 71.1458° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Cambridge | 211 listed places in Cambridge → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Mount Auburn Cemetery listed on the National Register?
Apr 21, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Mount Auburn Cemetery built?
1831, designed by Alexander Wadsworth.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Mount Auburn Cemetery?
580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Mount Auburn Cemetery?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000254. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.