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Hope Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places

Hope Cemetery

On the National Register since 199729 years
Listed 1997Worcester
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About Hope Cemetery

Hope Cemetery, at 119 Webster St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 22, 1997. The Register lists it for its art, architecture, town planning and landscape design, at the local level. The listing covers 170 acres.

What it isCemetery in Worcester, 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 · 120 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1854 to today

  1. 1854Built
  2. 1997Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 29 years
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Finding Hope Cemetery

119 Webster St., Worcester

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

25 more Register listings within a mile

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

BMalvern Road SchoolRenaissance Revival0.5 miBAhern, Catherine, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBWebster Street FirehouseEclectic · Built 18930.5 miBCrabtree, Thomas, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.5 miDWhittall MillsUtilitarian Industrial0.6 miBWorcester Bleach and Dye WorksClassical Revival0.6 miBMcDermott, John B., Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker0.6 miBHoly Name of Jesus ComplexRomanesque Revival · Built 18930.7 miDCrystal Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.7 miBIngraham, Harry B., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.7 miBFreeland Street SchoolVictorian0.7 miBSt. MarksRomanesque Revival0.7 miBSouth Worcester Branch LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19130.8 miBDavis, Wesley, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.8 miDBeaver Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.8 miBSt. MatthewsGothic Revival0.9 miBWorcester Corset Company FactoryUtilitarian Industrial0.9 miBFlagg, Levi, Three-DeckerStick0.9 mi
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BHoly Cross CollegeVictorian1 miBCambridge Street SchoolSecond Empire · Built 18691 miBCambridge Street FirehouseQueen Anne · Built 18861 miBAdriatic MillsUtilitarian Industrial1 miBStone, Edward, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker1 miBHunt, Daniel, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker · Built 18901 miBClark UniversityVictorian · Built 18871 mi

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Questions about Hope Cemetery

Is Hope Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 22, 1997 (Register number 97001560).

Is Hope Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Goddard Rocket Launching Site, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Hope 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 Hope Cemetery?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 120 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 63797492 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.