Holyhood Cemetery
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Holyhood Cemetery

Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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At the time it was laid out in 1857, Holyhood Cemetery reflected the mid-19th century influence of romantic landscape cemetery planning begun at Cambridge's Mt. Auburn Cemetery in the 1830's. It was the first such cemetery in Brookline; the next one was Walnut Hills, established in the 1870's by the town. The name Holyhood was derived from the term used to designate the winding sheet in which the body of our Saviour was surrounded before interment.

Holyhood was already outgrowing its space by the late 19th century, and in 1888 the Directors purchased additional land nearby in West Roxbury to develop St. Joseph Cemetery.

At the time it was laid out in 1857, Holyhood Cemetery reflected the mid-19th century influence of romantic landscape cemetery planning begun at Cambridge's Mt. Auburn Cemetery in the 1830's. It was the first such cemetery in Brookline; the next one was Walnut Hills, established in the 1870's by the town. The name Holyhood was derived from the term used to designate the winding sheet in which the body of our Saviour was surrounded before interment.

Holyhood was already outgrowing its space by the late 19th century, and in 1888 the Directors purchased additional land nearby in West Roxbury to develop St. Joseph Cemetery.

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