Walnut Hills Cemetery

Walnut Hills Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Grove Street and Allandale Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. It encompasses 45.26 acres, with mature trees and puddingstone outcrops, and was laid out in 1875 in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Walnut Hill Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Larz Anderson Auto Museum and Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral.

Larz Anderson Auto Museum

Museum

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Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts, and is the oldest collection of motorcars in the United States. Larz Anderson Auto Museum is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral

Church

Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture. Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Faulkner Hospital

Hospital

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Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 171-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1900, it is located in the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain across the street from the Arnold Arboretum and just 3.4 miles from Longwood Medical and Academic Area. Faulkner Hospital is situated 1 mile east of Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Outer Neighborhoods and Roslindale.

Outer Neighborhoods

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The Outer Neighborhoods of Boston are four distinct neighborhoods that have been consolidated here for the visitor. These areas are a bit further from the city center and can take a little planning to investigate, but gems abound for the adventurous!

Roslindale

Suburb

Roslindale is a primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, West Roxbury and Mattapan.

Chestnut Hill

Village

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Chestnut Hill is a village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is best known for being home to Boston College and a section of the Boston Marathon route. Chestnut Hill is situated 1½ miles northwest of Walnut Hills Cemetery.

Walnut Hills Cemetery

Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Town of Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.30331° or 42° 18′ 12″ north

Longitude

-71.1463° or 71° 8′ 47″ west

Elevation

194 feet (59 metres)

Open location code

87JC8V33+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29872080

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=cemetery

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4954359

Wikidata ID

Q7963634

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Walnut Hills Cemetery” goes by many names.

Belarusian: “Ўолнат Гілз”
French: “cimetière de Walnut Hills”
French: “Cimetière de Walnut Hills”
Portuguese: “Cemitério Walnut Hills”
Swedish: “Walnut Hills Cemetery”

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