Lowell Cemetery (Lowell, Massachusetts)

Lowell Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Gate, Lawrence Street
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Location	77 Knapp Ave. Lowell, Massachusetts
Nearest city	Lowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°37′43″N 71°17′34″W / 42.62861°N 71.29278°W / 42.62861; -71.29278
Area	73 acres (30 ha)
Built	1841
NRHP reference No.	98000543[1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1998

Lowell Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Founded in 1841 and located on the banks of the Concord River, the cemetery is one of the oldest garden cemeteries in the nation, inspired by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Many of Lowell's wealthy industrialists are buried here, under ornate Victorian tombstones. A 73-acre (30 ha) portion of the 84 acres (34 ha) cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]