Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence

Name: Bellevue Cemetery
Address: Lawrence, United States

#10 among attractions in Lawrence

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Bellevue Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts. Established in 1847 and owned by the city of Lawrence, it is the first and principal cemetery of the city and a notable example of a rural cemetery. In conjunction with adjacent cemeteries and Lawrence's High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, it provides part of the small city's largest area of open space. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. ()

Built: 1847 (177 years ago)Coordinates: 42°42'35"N, 71°11'24"W

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Lawrence (Tower Hill)Lawrence United States

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Bellevue Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, Great Stone Dam, Lawrence Street Cemetery.

1.1 miN
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen
28 min walk • Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Searles Organ Hall, was built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ that had been built for the Boston Music Hall.
~1980 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, Lawrence
10 min walk • The High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, colloquially known as the Tower Hill Tower, is a public water supply facility off Massachusetts Route 110 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
1.4 miSE
Dam
Great Stone Dam, Lawrence
36 min walk • The Great Stone Dam was built between 1845 and 1848 on the site of Bodwell's Falls on the Merrimack River in what became Lawrence, Massachusetts. The dam has a length of 900 feet and a height of 35 feet.
1.3 miN
Cemetery
Lawrence Street Cemetery, Methuen
33 min walk • The Lawrence Street Cemetery, or more commonly known as "the Village Burying Ground", is a historic cemetery on Lawrence Street in Methuen, Massachusetts.
0.9 miN
Cemetery
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen
24 min walk • Walnut Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Grove and Railroads Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. The still active cemetery sits on 14 acres and is privately funded with a Board of Directors.
1 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Methuen Rail Trail, Methuen
26 min walk • The Methuen Rail Trail is a rail trail in Methuen and Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is 2.4 miles long, measuring from Manchester Street in Lawrence to the New Hampshire state border.
1.6 miNE
Cemetery
Daddy Frye's Hill Cemetery, Methuen
42 min walk • Daddy Frye's Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at East and Arlington Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. Established in 1728, it is the city's oldest cemetery, and the only major surviving element of its original town center.
1.2 miN
Neo-renaissance architecture
Johnson House, Methuen
31 min walk • The Johnson House is a historic house in Methuen, Massachusetts. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a hip roof and end chimneys.
1.1 miNE
Shingle style architecture
Urias Hardy House, Methuen
27 min walk • The Urias Hardy House is a historic house at 50 Brown Street in Methuen, Massachusetts.
1.3 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
House at 23 East Street, Methuen
33 min walk • The House at 23 East Street in Methuen, Massachusetts is a well preserved Greek Revival cottage. Built in c. 1840, it is a 1+1⁄2-story three bay wood-frame structure with a side hall entry and a front-facing gable end.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Arlington Mills Historic District, Methuen
16 min walk • The Arlington Mills Historic District encompasses a major 19th century textile manufacturing complex in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts. Developed between 1865 and 1925, it was one of the state's largest textile operations at its height.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bellevue Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, Lawrence (10 min walk), Arlington Mills Historic District, Methuen (16 min walk), Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen (24 min walk).