Beacon Street Tomb
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Beacon Street Tomb
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Location | Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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Built | 1858 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Wakefield MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 89000714 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 6, 1989 |
The Beacon Street Tomb is a historic receiving tomb in the Lakeside Cemetery of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is a single story Greek Revival structure built of ashlar granite. On its south elevation, which faces Beacon Street, there are four Doric columns supporting a pedimented gable with a louvered oculus window. There are no windows, and a double-leaf door on the southern elevation. The structure was used to store caskets during the winter months when burial was impossible due to frozen ground.[2]
The tomb was built in 1858 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
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