Grove St., Watertown, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 03, 2022. NRIS 100007388.
1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures. 63 contributing objects.Also known as:
The Old Burying Ground is the oldest documented cemetery in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Located at the junction of Arlington and Mount Auburn Streets in eastern Watertown, its oldest documented grave site dates to 1665, and it remained in active use into the 20th century. It was the town's first formal cemetery, and remained its only one until 1754, when the Common Street Cemetery was established. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
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