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Bridge Road Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places

Bridge Road Cemetery

On the National Register since 199927 years
Listed 1999Eastham
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About Bridge Road Cemetery

Bridge Road Cemetery, at Bridge Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1999. It was among the first 9 of Eastham’s 11 listings. The Register lists it for its art, religion and social history, at the local level. The listing covers 1.4 acres.

What it isHistoric cemetery in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 98 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1720 to today

  1. 1720Built
  2. 1999Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 27 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Bridge Rd., Eastham · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bridge Road CemeteryStart here
  2. 2Eastham Center Historic DistrictColonial · 0.4 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DOld Town Center Historic DistrictColonial0.8 miBEdward Penniman House and BarnSecond Empire · Built 18680.9 miDFort Hill Rural Historic DistrictVictorian1 miSCove Burying GroundBuilt 16461.1 miStThree Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights)Structure1.7 miDCollins Cottages Historic DistrictCraftsman1.8 miStThe BeaconStructure2 mi

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Questions about Bridge Road Cemetery

Is Bridge Road Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 27, 1999 (Register number 99000636).

Is Bridge Road Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Louis Brandeis House, 10.6 miles away.

Can you visit Bridge Road Cemetery?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Bridge Road Cemetery?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 98 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794092 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.