Hope Cemetery, Worcester

Name: Hope Cemetery
Address: Webster St., Worcester, 01603, United States

#57 among attractions in Worcester

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Hope Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery at 119 Webster Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was the city's sixth public cemetery, and is the burial site of remains originally interred at its first five cemeteries. Its landscaping and funerary art are examplars of the rural cemetery movement, and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The cemetery occupies 168 acres. ()

Built: 1854 (170 years ago)Coordinates: 42°14'8"N, 71°49'44"W

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Webster St.South Worcester (Hadwen Park)Worcester 01603 United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Pilgrim Congregational Church, St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

1.2 miN
Cafeteria, Universities and schools
Clark University, Worcester
30 min walk • Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1887 with a large endowment from its namesake Jonas Gilman Clark, a prominent businessman, Clark was one of the first modern research universities in the United States.
1.1 miE
Universities and schools
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
30 min walk • The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States.
1.2 miNE
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Worcester
32 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 909 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1887 to a design by local architect Stephen Earle.
0.9 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Worcester
22 min walk • St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building at Zero Freeland Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Romanesque Revival stone building was designed by local architect Stephen C.
1.3 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peters Catholic Church, Worcester
33 min walk • St. Peter's Catholic Church is a historic church building at 935 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built-in 1884, the church is one of the city's finest and most ornate examples of Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
0.9 miNE
Park
University Park, Worcester
24 min walk • University Park, also called Crystal Park, is a public park in the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The 13-acre park was acquired by the city from 1887 to 1889, costing nearly 62,000 dollars.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Main South, Worcester
29 min walk • Main South is a neighborhood in southern Worcester, Massachusetts. The area's eponymous feature is Main Street, the central roadway of the city. Main South experienced rapid economic development from the 1890s until the 1950s.
1.1 miNE
Library
South Worcester Branch Library, Worcester
28 min walk • The South Worcester Branch Library is a historic former library building at 705 Southbridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The single story Classical Revival building was built in 1913 by Henry D. Whitfield with funds donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
0.8 miN
Colonial revival architecture
John B. McDermott Three-Decker, Worcester
20 min walk • The John B. McDermott Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1910, it is distinctive for its preservation, and the scale and profusion of its Colonial Revival details.
0.6 miNE
Italianate architecture
Catherine Ahern Three-Decker, Worcester
17 min walk • The Catherine Ahern Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a triple-decker that predates the popularity of that building type.
1.2 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Samuel Hirst Three-Decker, Worcester
31 min walk • The Samuel Hirst Three-Decker is a historic triple decker in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a Colonial Revival house built late in Worcester's westward expansion of triple-decker construction.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hope Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Catherine Ahern Three-Decker, Worcester (17 min walk), John B. McDermott Three-Decker, Worcester (20 min walk), Whittall Mills, Worcester (21 min walk), Crystal Street Historic District, Worcester (21 min walk).