Bellevue Cemetery

Bellevue Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bellevue Cemetery
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Location	170 May Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°42′38″N 71°11′10″W / 42.71056°N 71.18611°W / 42.71056; -71.18611
Area	96.3 acres (39.0 ha)
Built	1847
NRHP reference No.	03000993[1]
Added to NRHP	October 3, 2003

Bellevue Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts. Established in 1847 and owned by the city of Lawrence, it is the first and principal cemetery of the city and a notable example of a rural cemetery. In conjunction with adjacent cemeteries and Lawrence's High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, it provides part of the small city's largest area of open space.^[2] The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]