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May 15, 2024 by Corinne Elicona
The Greenhouse
This 9,500 square-foot facility comprised of four adjoining glass-houses exemplifies sustainable greenhouse construction. Among its many features are open-roof venting, side-wall and ceiling curtains, high-efficiency boilers for radiant floor heating…
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April 30, 2024 by Mount Auburn Cemetery
Story Chapel and Administration Building
This sandstone complex, designed in English Perpendicular style, sits just inside Mount Auburn's Egyptian Revival Entrance.
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April 30, 2024 by Mount Auburn Cemetery
Washington Tower
This 62-foot observation tower, constructed in the 1850s of Quincy granite, sits in the center of Mount Auburn's landscape on its highest summit.
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April 5, 2024 by Corinne Elicona
Caroline Keller Loughlin (1940-2013)
Landscape Historian & Mount Auburn Trustee
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April 4, 2024 by Historical Collections
Saving the Binney Monument
Designated a National Treasure and considered by many to be the most important work of funerary art of its time, the large marble monument to Amos Binney was carved in…
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April 3, 2024 by Corinne Elicona
Explore the African American Heritage Trail
Mount Auburn Cemetery’s African American Heritage Trail illuminates the history of individuals who found their final resting place in a cemetery welcoming of all faiths, races, and backgrounds, and within…
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April 3, 2024 by Corinne Elicona
Shaw Monument & The Massachusetts 54th
In Memory: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw of the Massachusetts 54th
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April 1, 2024 by Historical Collections
Research Services
Research Our Collections The rural cemetery movement is a subject of growing interest to scholars and educators across disciplines including landscape and architectural history, horticulture, American studies, anthropology, sociology, natural…
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March 22, 2024 by Friends of Mount Auburn
Members Events
Save the date: Dinner Under the Oaks: Friday, September 12 Stay tuned as more member events are announced and check out our full list of upcoming public programs. Member Event…
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