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reach its present size. The first parts of the cemetery to be filled have mostly granite headstones, often with symbolic figures. In 1886, the cemetery laid down strict new rules, requiring use of slate and enforcing dimensional restrictions. These rules were later relaxed to allow for the use of dark Quincy granite, and then other forms of granite.
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Walnut Hills Cemetery is located in southern Brookline, south of the junction of Grove Street and Allandale Road. Its main entrance is at that junction, with a secondary entrance a short way to the west on Grove Street. It is flanked on the south and west sides by residential areas. Covering about 45
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was filling up. The town retained two landscape gardeners, Ernest Bowditch and Franklin Copeland, to oversee its layout. Most of the design for its network of lanes and paths is credited to Bowditch. The cemetery was enlarged by 1 acre (0.40 ha) in 1918 and 14 acres (5.7 ha) in 1926 to
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acres (18 ha), the cemetery is characterized by rolling hills, with occasional steep slopes, and mature plantings. Paved and unpaved roads and paths wind through the cemetery, following the contours of the terrain.
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In 1874 the town of Brookline authorized the purchase of 30 acres (12 ha) for a new cemetery, as its
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The cemetery's built features include its receiving tomb, built in 1901 to a design by
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Several individuals of local and national importance are buried here, including:
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The cluster of utility buildings, including a stable and shed, were designed by
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts
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style. Many past prominent citizens of the town, including architect
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National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts
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is a historic cemetery on Grove Street and Allandale Road in
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Chestnut Hill
Brookline
Massachusetts
United States
Rural cemetery
Find a Grave
Walnut Hills Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Brookline, Massachusetts
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MPS
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Brookline, Massachusetts
rural cemetery
H. H. Richardson
National Register of Historic Places
Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr.
Guy Lowell
Old Burying Ground
Thomas Aspinwall
United States consul
Gaspar G. Bacon
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
President of the Massachusetts Senate
Robert Bacon
Luther F. Beecher
Gone From My Sight

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