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Juniper Hill Cemetery

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Location
  
Bristol, Rhode Island

Address
  
Bristol, RI 02809, USA

Phone
  
+1 401-253-1071

Added to NRHP
  
3 June 1998

NRHP Reference #
  
98000632

Area
  
9 ha

Year built
  
1857

Juniper Hill Cemetery

Architect
  
Niles B. Schubarth, Clifton A. Hall

Architectural style
  
Late Gothic Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Burials
  
William Bradford, Francis M. Dimond, Byron Diman

Similar
  
Princes Hill Cemetery, North Burial Ground, Warren South Burial Gr, St Patrick's Cemetery, St Mary's Parish

Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island. The original 22 acres (89,000 m2) were purchased from Levi DeWolf, a local farmer, in 1856, and the cemetery corporation that owns it was chartered in 1864. It is a fine example of the mid-19th century rural cemetery movement, with winding lanes and paths. The landscaping was designed by Niles Bierragaard Schubarth, who had done similar work at other Rhode Island cemeteries. Its main entry is a massive stone gate built in 1876, and there is a gate house just inside, designed by Clifton A. Hall and constructed from granite quarried on site.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notable burials

  • LeBaron Bradford Colt, U.S. Senator
  • William Bradford, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senator
  • James De Wolf, U.S. Senator, slave trader
  • Francis M. Dimond, Governor
  • Byron Diman, Governor
  • Benjamin Bourne, U.S. Representative, U.S. District and Appeals Judge
  • Hezekiah C. Wardwell, Judge and Philanthropist
  • References

    Juniper Hill Cemetery Wikipedia