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Old Burying Ground
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National Register of Historic Places

Old Burying Ground

Stoneham’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 13, 1984; only 1,548 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Listed 1984Stoneham
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About Old Burying Ground

Old Burying Ground, at Pleasant and William Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 13, 1984: the first place in Stoneham to be listed. Only 1,548 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its social history, at the local level. It was listed as part of Stoneham MRA. The listing covers 1 acre. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCemetery in Stoneham, 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1726 to today

  1. 1726Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Pleasant and William Sts., Stoneham · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Old Burying GroundStart here
  2. 2R.P. Turnbull HouseItalianate · Built 1865 · next door
  3. 3Silas Dean HouseGreek Revival · Built 1840 · next door
  4. 4First Unitarian ChurchStick · Built 1869 · next door
  5. 5Amasa Farrier HouseItalianate · Built 1865 · next door
Around it

45 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWilliam Bryant Octagon HouseOctagon · Built 18510.1 miBWalter K. Foster HouseItalianate · Built 18700.1 miBShoe Shop-Doucette Ten FooterVernacular · Built 18500.1 miBE. A. Durgin HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.2 miBBoston and Maine Railroad DepotBuilt 18950.2 miBWilliam Griffin Fuller HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.2 miBDow BlockSecond Empire · Built 18640.2 miBCharles Buck HouseItalianate · Built 18800.2 miBStoneham FirestationRenaissance Revival · Built 19160.2 miBMichael Foley CottageBuilt 18550.2 miDCentral Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBFirst Congregational ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18400.2 miBOddfellows BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18700.2 miBJohn Steele HouseItalianate · Built 18800.2 miBHouse at 107 William StreetGreek Revival · Built 18250.2 miBCharles Gill HouseMansard · Built 18600.3 miBWarren Sweetser HouseGreek Revival · Built 18420.3 miBStoneham Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19040.3 mi
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BBernard Cogan HouseQueen Anne · Built 18850.3 miBHouse at 19 Tremont StreetVernacular Cottage · Built 18600.3 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseGreek Revival · Built 18600.4 miBEnoch Fuller HouseOctagon · Built 18500.4 miBColonial Beacon Gas StationNeoclassical Gas Station · Built 19220.4 miBFirst Baptist ChurchQueen Anne0.4 miBT.U. Lyon HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.4 miBC.H. Brown CottageGreek Revival · Built 18300.4 miBSidney A. Hill HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.4 miBCharles Wood HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18750.4 miBNewton Lamson HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.4 miBFranklin B. Jenkins HouseQueen Anne · Built 18950.4 miDNobility Hill Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBLorenzo D. Hawkins HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.4 miBLocke-Baldwin-Kinsley HouseColonial · Built 17440.4 miBJesse Tay HouseVernacular · Built 18100.4 miBJames Cogan HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBDavid Kenney HouseBuilt 18500.5 miBBenjamin Hibbard ResidenceTransitional Greek Revival Italianate · Built 18500.5 miBSouth SchoolItalianate · Built 18570.5 miBThomas W. Jones HouseSecond Empire · Built 18780.5 miBClara Buswell HouseItalianate · Built 18750.5 miBOnslow Gilmore HouseHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18750.5 miBSamuel Chamberlain HouseItalianate · Built 18640.5 miBJohn Jones HouseItalianate · Built 18740.5 miBPadilla Beard HouseGreek Revival · Built 18500.5 miBHouse at 6 S. Marble StreetVernacular · Built 18100.5 mi

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Questions about Old Burying Ground

Is Old Burying Ground on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 13, 1984 (Register number 84002766).

Is Old Burying Ground a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Boardman House, 3 miles away.

Can you visit Old Burying 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 Old Burying Ground?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 63792309 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.