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First Parish Burial Ground
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National Register of Historic Places

First Parish Burial Ground

Also known as Bridge Street Cemetery; Old Bridge Street Cemetery; First; Parish Burial Yard; Bridge Street Burial Yard

On the National Register since 201016 years
Listed 2010Gloucester
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About First Parish Burial Ground

First Parish Burial Ground, at 122-R Centennial Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 26, 2010. The Register lists it for its art, exploration/settlement, landscape design and maritime history, at the local level. The listing covers 2.5 acres.

What it isHistoric cemetery in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 90 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

122-R Centennial Ave., Gloucester · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1First Parish Burial GroundStart here
  2. 2Whittemore HouseFirst Period · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Oak Grove CemeteryRomanesque · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Gloucester Net and Twine CompanyItalianate · 0.2 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within a mile

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

BBabson-Alling HouseGeorgian · Built 17400.4 miBWhite-Ellery HouseFirst Period0.4 miOGloucester Fisherman's MemorialBuilt 19250.5 miBPuritan HouseBuilding0.6 miDFront Street BlockFederal0.6 miDCentral Gloucester Historic DistrictVictorian0.6 miBGloucester City HallBuilding0.6 mi★ADVENTURE (schooner)Knockabout' Schooner0.9 miBFitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh) Lane HouseBuilding0.9 miBWebster-Lane HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBOur Lady of Good Voyage ChurchMission · Built 19150.9 mi

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Is First Parish Burial Ground on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 26, 2010 (Register number 10000040).

Is First Parish Burial Ground a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is ADVENTURE (schooner), 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit First Parish Burial Ground?

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 First Parish Burial Ground?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 90 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 63795008 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.