Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
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Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
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| Location: | 147 Wordsworth St. East Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates: | 42°22′57″N 71°0′52.5″W / 42.3825°N 71.014583°WCoordinates: 42°22′57″N 71°0′52.5″W / 42.3825°N 71.014583°W |
| Area: | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built: | 1844 |
| Architect: | Hasty, John A. |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
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08000795 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 19, 2008 |
Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery is located at Wordsworth & Horace Streets in East Boston, Massachusetts. In 1844, Boston's first synagogue asked for permission to purchase this then-remote East Boston lot as a burying place. This cemetery was the first legally established Jewish cemetery in the state. Prior to this, Boston Jews were buried in more distant locations such as Touro Cemetery in Rhode Island, the West Indies, or Europe.
This cemetery is still active. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Ohabei Shalom Cemetery on August 19, 2008, reference number 08000795.
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[edit] Chapel
The Mystic River Jewish Project is restoring the cemetery's handsome 1903 Gothic revival chapel for use as a museum.[2][3][4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Saving the legacy of Mystic River Jews, Proposal aims to make East Boston chapel into museum, Boston Globe, Brian MacQuarrie, May 13, 2006 [1]
- ^ The Mystic River Jewish Communities Project
- ^ Restoring the past Tuesday, Jewish Advocate, November 25, 2008 [2]
[edit] External links
- Marker, Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
- Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
- Temple Ohabei Shalom at Find-a-Grave.com
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