Hope Cemetery (Worcester, Massachusetts)

Hope Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery at 119 Webster Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was the city's sixth public cemetery, and is the burial site of remains originally interred at its first five cemeteries. Its landscaping and funerary art are examplars of the rural cemetery movement, and the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The cemetery occupies 168 acres (68 ha).

For Barre, Vermont, see Hope Cemetery. For Newark Valley, New York, see Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Hope Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location119 Webster St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°14′10″N 71°49′34″W
Area168 acres (68 ha)
Built1854
ArchitectStephen Earle, Fuller & Delano
NRHP reference No.97001560
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1997
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