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| Location | 211 Centre St., Milton, Massachusetts |
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| Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
| Built | 1672 |
| Architect | Mumford, William; et al. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000537 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 02, 2004 |
Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground. There are three distinct sections to its 102-acre (41 ha) grounds: the original burying ground, a tract of 3 acres (1.2 ha) which was in use between 1672 and 1854, a "new" section, laid out in 1854 in the rural cemetery style which was fashionable in the 19th century, and a "modern" section, established in 1945.[2]
It was founded in 1672 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Among those interred in the cemetery are:
- Dennis Miller Bunker, American Impressionist Painter
- James A. Burke, United States Representative from Massachusetts
- Elbie Fletcher, Major League Baseball player
- Edward A. Gisburne, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Nathaniel Carl Goodwin, actor and vaudevillian
- Howard Deering Johnson, businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson's restaurant and hotel chain
- Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, and orator
- Steve Trapilo, player in the National Football League
- Paul H. Weinert, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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Categories:
- Milton, Massachusetts
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Queen Anne architecture in Massachusetts
- Gothic Revival architecture in Massachusetts
- Cemeteries in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Milton, Massachusetts
- Rural cemeteries
- Cemeteries established in the 17th century