North Burial Ground (Fall River, Massachusetts)

North Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located on North Main Street between Brightman and Cory Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1810 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Fall River.

North Burial Ground
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°43′11″N 71°9′0″W
Built	1810
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Exotic Revival, Other
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000695 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

The cemetery features a fieldstone gatehouse, built about 1890 and an Egyptian Revival receiving tomb built in 1849 from local Fall River granite. After Oak Grove Cemetery opened in 1855, the remains of many were transferred there from North Burial Ground, as it was considered to be the more fashionable resting place.[2]

Notable burials

• Holder Borden (1798-1837) - Founder of the American Print Works. (Later moved to Oak Grove Cemetery).[3]
• Orin Fowler (1791-1852) - A prominent local minister, author and U.S. Representative.
• James H. "Jim" Manning - Baseball player
• Joseph Durfee, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer and Industrialist.

Gallery

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  Gatehouse (1890)
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  Receiving tomb (1849)

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. MHC Inventory Form
3. Find a Grave - Holder Borden