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Mount Feake Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 203 Prospect Street in
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.


Overview

Established in 1857, it is the city's second cemetery, after Grove Hill Cemetery, and is one of the best-preserved garden cemeteries in the state. It takes its name from its highest point, Mount Feake, which was named by Governor
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in 1632 for his future nephew-in-law,
Robert Feake Robert Feake (1602-c.1661) was early New England settler, soldier, goldsmith, and founder of what is now Greenwich, Connecticut. Biography Feake was a goldsmith and likely came to New England with the Winthrop fleet of 1630. Governor John Winthrop ...
, one of the founding settlers of
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. The cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1989. Mount Feake Cemetery was designed by Robert Morris Copeland, and was from its inception compared to the older Mount Auburn Cemetery in
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. It stands on a somewhat rugged parcel of land that rises above the
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across from the Waltham Watch Company complex. A series of winding lanes, designed to complement the terrain, provide access to all parts of the cemetery. Most of the grave markers are made of granite, although marble and limestone are also well-represented. One unusual item once added some romantic charm to the cemetery. The remains of a brick water pumping station, built in 1872 and enlarged in 1896-97, stood on the grounds of the cemetery, and provided a picturesque ruin to the environment. Adjacent to this building stood two Italianate houses, as well as a carriage house and sheds, that were historically associated with the pumping station. All of these buildings were demolished, probably in the late 20th century.


Images

File:Waltham MA Mount Feake Cemetery.JPG, Headstones in Mount Feake Cemetery. File:Geese at Mount Feake Femetery December 2021.jpg,
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grazing in the grass at Mount Feake Cemetery. File:Mt Feake Cemetery aerial extract.JPG, Aerial view of Mount Feake Cemetery.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts


References

{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Waltham, Massachusetts Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Italianate architecture in Massachusetts 1857 establishments in Massachusetts Cemeteries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Waltham, Massachusetts Rural cemeteries