Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 57 Orne Street in
Salem, Massachusetts. The cemetery was founded in 1807, but received a major redesign in the 1880s to bring it into the then-popular
rural cemetery style, with winding lanes and landscaping. The is notable for its large number of specimen plants, which is second in the state to the
Arnold Arboretum
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a botanical research institution and free public park, located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1872, it is the oldest public arboretum in N ...
in
Boston. It has more than 6000 burials, and is still in active use.
The cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
It is the burial place of
Medal of Honor recipient
John Phillip Riley (1877–1950). Reverend
Jacob Stroyer (1848–1908) is buried there too. Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas E. Atkinson (1824–1868) has a
cenotaph in his honor.
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
Rural cemeteries
Cemeteries established in the 1850s
1854 establishments in Massachusetts