Mount Auburn Cemetery
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An active burial place and vibrant cultural institution. National Historic Landmark. Mass Audubon Important Bird Area. Urban Ecosystem. Est. 1831.
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In honor of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce a new self-guided tour highlighting Revolutionary War veterans buried at Mount Auburn.
This tour will be available on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide.
This tour will be available on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In honor of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce a new self-guided tour highlighting Revolutionary War veterans buried at Mount Auburn.
This tour will be available on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide.
This tour will be available on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide.
What do you think? Is it peak foliage season yet? 🍂
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What do you think? Is it peak foliage season yet? 🍂
We are excited to announce that Mount Auburn Cemetery’s digital visitor guide is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app, an arts and culture mobile platform that helps visitors explore museums, gardens, and historic sites around the world.
October 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We are excited to announce that Mount Auburn Cemetery’s digital visitor guide is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app, an arts and culture mobile platform that helps visitors explore museums, gardens, and historic sites around the world.
Today we honor the Indigenous peoples who have lived for thousands of years on the land we now call Cambridge and Watertown—especially the Massachusett and Pequossette Tribes, whose descendants continue to care for this region.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today we honor the Indigenous peoples who have lived for thousands of years on the land we now call Cambridge and Watertown—especially the Massachusett and Pequossette Tribes, whose descendants continue to care for this region.
Welcoming Fall 🍂
September 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Welcoming Fall 🍂
Happy Birthday to Joyce Chen! (1917–1994) — Born in Beijing, Joyce Chen became one of America’s most celebrated Chinese restauranteurs, authors, and TV hosts.
September 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy Birthday to Joyce Chen! (1917–1994) — Born in Beijing, Joyce Chen became one of America’s most celebrated Chinese restauranteurs, authors, and TV hosts.
Here at Mount Auburn, a Peggy Martin rose thrives at our Pond Avenue signpost. Each spring, it bursts with pink blooms, feeding pollinators and reminding us that life can persist — and even flourish — after unthinkable loss.
August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Here at Mount Auburn, a Peggy Martin rose thrives at our Pond Avenue signpost. Each spring, it bursts with pink blooms, feeding pollinators and reminding us that life can persist — and even flourish — after unthinkable loss.
Today is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed. Amid the storm’s devastation in 2005, one plant became an unexpected symbol of hope: the Peggy Martin rose. 🌹
August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed. Amid the storm’s devastation in 2005, one plant became an unexpected symbol of hope: the Peggy Martin rose. 🌹
A serene Sunday scene. Have you seen our beautiful hydrangeas yet this year? 🦋
July 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A serene Sunday scene. Have you seen our beautiful hydrangeas yet this year? 🦋
Visiting Mount Auburn for the first time? Parking is available on Lawn Ave. surrounding Asa Gray Garden. 🚗
July 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Visiting Mount Auburn for the first time? Parking is available on Lawn Ave. surrounding Asa Gray Garden. 🚗
Appreciation post for all the dragon 🐉 and damselflies 🌼 in our landscape and beyond.
In 2024 our citizen scientists visited various sites to document dragon and damselflies that were present at each location as a part of our Adult Dragonfly Survey.
In 2024 our citizen scientists visited various sites to document dragon and damselflies that were present at each location as a part of our Adult Dragonfly Survey.
July 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Appreciation post for all the dragon 🐉 and damselflies 🌼 in our landscape and beyond.
In 2024 our citizen scientists visited various sites to document dragon and damselflies that were present at each location as a part of our Adult Dragonfly Survey.
In 2024 our citizen scientists visited various sites to document dragon and damselflies that were present at each location as a part of our Adult Dragonfly Survey.
A serene Sunday scene at the Binney Monument.
June 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A serene Sunday scene at the Binney Monument.
Homer is buried on Lily Path in Mount Auburn Cemetery
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Homer is buried on Lily Path in Mount Auburn Cemetery
A studio photograph, made while they were in Paris, mimics the conventions of marriage portraits. Kelsey inscribed the back of the photograph with the names "Damon and Pythias," famous ancient Greek heroes and lovers [...]."
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A studio photograph, made while they were in Paris, mimics the conventions of marriage portraits. Kelsey inscribed the back of the photograph with the names "Damon and Pythias," famous ancient Greek heroes and lovers [...]."
One such historical figure, is the prolific landscape painter, Winslow Homer who was born in Boston on February 24, 1836.
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
One such historical figure, is the prolific landscape painter, Winslow Homer who was born in Boston on February 24, 1836.
She is buried in Lot 11002 near the Azalea Garden Wall at Willow Pond.
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
She is buried in Lot 11002 near the Azalea Garden Wall at Willow Pond.
She moved to Hollywood in 1940 and achieved a short but noteworthy career as a character actress, performing in 31 films in the 1940s. In 1944 Revere was cast as the mother of twelve-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet.
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
She moved to Hollywood in 1940 and achieved a short but noteworthy career as a character actress, performing in 31 films in the 1940s. In 1944 Revere was cast as the mother of twelve-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet.
Happy Birthday to the actor and Oscar-winner, Anne Revere!
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Birthday to the actor and Oscar-winner, Anne Revere!
The ethereal figure stands among the most cherished monuments at Mount Auburn, representing the work of one of the only African American women to achieve professional recognition for her contributions to nineteenth-century art.
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The ethereal figure stands among the most cherished monuments at Mount Auburn, representing the work of one of the only African American women to achieve professional recognition for her contributions to nineteenth-century art.
A champion of the anti-slavery and feminist movements, Hunt not surprisingly chose Edmonia Lewis to create her memorial. Lewis’ mother was an Indigenous American, and her father was a free Black man. In 1863 came to Boston, where she studied under Edward Brackett.
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A champion of the anti-slavery and feminist movements, Hunt not surprisingly chose Edmonia Lewis to create her memorial. Lewis’ mother was an Indigenous American, and her father was a free Black man. In 1863 came to Boston, where she studied under Edward Brackett.
Commemorating the grave of physician, Harriot Kezia Hunt, stands her monument: "Hygeia" a sculptural treasure of Mount Auburn's funerary collection, carved by Edmonia Lewis in the early 1870's.
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Commemorating the grave of physician, Harriot Kezia Hunt, stands her monument: "Hygeia" a sculptural treasure of Mount Auburn's funerary collection, carved by Edmonia Lewis in the early 1870's.
It's Pollinator Week! 🐝 🦋
What plants do you have in your garden that support the native pollinator population?
What plants do you have in your garden that support the native pollinator population?
June 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's Pollinator Week! 🐝 🦋
What plants do you have in your garden that support the native pollinator population?
What plants do you have in your garden that support the native pollinator population?
He never married and left no direct descendants. His memorial tribute was written by A. Piatt Andrew and published in the Gloucester Daily Times.
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
He never married and left no direct descendants. His memorial tribute was written by A. Piatt Andrew and published in the Gloucester Daily Times.
Sleeper was introduced to Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1906 by Harvard economist A. Piatt Andrew, who had built a summer mansion there called Red Roof. Captivated by the location, Sleeper purchased land nearby in 1907.
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Sleeper was introduced to Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1906 by Harvard economist A. Piatt Andrew, who had built a summer mansion there called Red Roof. Captivated by the location, Sleeper purchased land nearby in 1907.
Recently, a photo from @historicnewengland of a delightfully decorated room at the Beauport Sleeper-McCann historic home went viral.
Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) who designed this room and the entire Beauport property, is buried on Willow Avenue in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) who designed this room and the entire Beauport property, is buried on Willow Avenue in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Recently, a photo from @historicnewengland of a delightfully decorated room at the Beauport Sleeper-McCann historic home went viral.
Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) who designed this room and the entire Beauport property, is buried on Willow Avenue in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) who designed this room and the entire Beauport property, is buried on Willow Avenue in Mount Auburn Cemetery.