About the Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in North America. It served as a precursor to and inspiration for the nation’s public parks. The Cemetery’s Egyptian Revival Gatehouse is a striking portal that has served as a model for other cemeteries throughout the country. Mount Auburn Cemetery received a $5000 award in recognition of its participation in the Partners in Preservation 2009 initiative.
Recently submitted by friend, West of Boston a lasting treasure I was just thinking, after reading some of the stories submitted about other places, on this last night of voting, how Mount Auburn Cemetery will still be here to receive "residents" and mourners...
