Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton

Name: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Address: 7-11 Crocker St, Taunton, 02780, United States

#6 among attractions in Taunton

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is an historic cemetery at Crocker, Cohannet, and Barnum Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. Opened in 1836, but based on a family burial ground dating to the early 18th century, it is the fourth garden cemetery in the U.S. rural cemeteries, based on the early Victorian model of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ()

Built: 1710 (314 years ago)Coordinates: 41°53'42"N, 71°5'59"W

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7-11 Crocker StTaunton (Somerset)Taunton 02780 United States

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Taunton City Hall, Taunton Common, Taunton Public Library, Pilgrim Congregational Church.

0.7 miNE
City hall
Taunton City Hall, Taunton
18 min walk • Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers.
0.6 miNE
Park, Road
Taunton Common, Taunton
15 min walk • US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1930 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture.
0.7 miN
Library
Taunton Public Library, Taunton
17 min walk • Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979.
0.7 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton
18 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Ronamesque stone church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1852.
0.7 miNE
Church
First Parish Church, Taunton
19 min walk • First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common. The current church building was built in 1830, constructed of field stone in the Gothic Revival style.
0.7 miNE
Church
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton
19 min walk • The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built as a chapel in 1867, it has also served as a mission hall and museum, and housed the local American Legion chapter for many years beginning in 1926.
0.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Taunton
13 min walk • St. Thomas Episcopal Church is an historic church at 115 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Its present building, an 1857 Gothic Revival structure designed by Richard Upjohn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.4 miNE
Church
Winthrop Street Baptist Church, Taunton
11 min walk • Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site.
~1230 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
Lord-Baylies-Bennett House, Taunton
6 min walk • The Lord-Baylies-Bennett House is a historic house located at 66 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
0.7 miN
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Morse House, Taunton
17 min walk • The Morse House is a historic house located at 6 Pleasant Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
~1740 ftN
Georgian architecture
McKinstrey House, Taunton
9 min walk • The McKinstrey House is a historic house located at 111 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Pleasant Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Lord-Baylies-Bennett House, Taunton (6 min walk), Sarah A. Haskins House, Taunton (9 min walk), McKinstrey House, Taunton (9 min walk), Winthrop Street Baptist Church, Taunton (11 min walk).

How to get to Mount Pleasant Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Pleasant Cemetery:

Bus

Bloom Bus Terminal (12 min walk)