Hope Cemetery

Hope Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery at 119 Webster Street in . Established in 1854, it was the city's sixth public cemetery, and is the burial site of remains originally interred at its first five cemeteries.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worcester Fire Department Webster Square Station and University Park.

Fire station
The Webster Street Firehouse is a historic fire station at 40 Webster Street in . The brick 2+1⁄2-story building was built in 1893 to a design by the local architectural firm of E. is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Hope Cemetery.

Park
, also called Crystal Park, is a public park in the neighborhood of , . The 13-acre park was acquired by the city from 1887 to 1889, costing nearly 62,000 dollars. is situated 1 mile northeast of Hope Cemetery.

Library
Photo: Namiba, CC BY 3.0.
The is the primary library of in , , . The library was named after rocketeer Robert H. is situated 1 mile north of Hope Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaver Street Historic District and Main South.

Neighborhood
The is a residential historic district in the part of . It encompasses a collection of five well preserved Colonial Revival triple-deckers located at 31-39 Beaver Street, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in southern , . The area's eponymous feature is Main Street, the central roadway of the city. experienced rapid economic development from the 1890s until the 1950s.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in . It includes a cohesive collection of triple decker houses built in the late 1920s in the Vernon Hill section of the city. is situated 2 miles northeast of Hope Cemetery.

Hope Cemetery

Latitude
42.23625° or 42° 14′ 11″ north
Longitude
-71.82847° or 71° 49′ 43″ west
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
87JC65PC+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112709197
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4939853
Wiki­data ID
Q5899186
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Hope Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Cementiri Hope
  • Chinese: 希望公墓
  • French: cimetière Hope
  • French: Hope Cemetery
  • Hebrew: בית הקברות הופ
  • Japanese: ホープ墓地
  • Portuguese: Cemitério Hope
  • Swedish: Hope Cemetery

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