Evergreen Cemetery | |
One of the entrances from Stevens Avenue | |
Location | 672 Stevens Ave. Portland, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°40′54″N 70°18′4″W / 43.68167°N 70.30111°W |
Area | 239 acres (97 ha) (cemetery size) 140 acres (57 ha) (National Register listing size) |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | Charles R. Goodell; Frederick A. Tompson |
NRHP reference No. | 92000791[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 18, 1992 |
Evergreen Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1855 |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Owned by | City of Portland |
Size | 239 acres (97 ha) |
No. of graves | ~60,000–70,000 |
Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
Evergreen Cemetery is a garden-style cemetery on Stevens Avenue in the Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine. With 239 acres (97 ha) of land, it is the largest cemetery in the state.[2] Established in 1855, in what was then Westbrook, the cemetery is home to one of the state's most prominent collections of funerary art. The 140-acre (57 ha) historical portion of the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]