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NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service RECEIVED 2280 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 1560 2 8 2001 Tregister of Fisture placenihegisgtor o resi Neemai Registe dei, e rie e eadi icts FAL Gomplete, each iteh by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectura classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Old Burying Ground other names/site number_ First Town Cemetery 2.

Location street & number. King Street (Routes 2A and 110) near White Street - - not for publication city or town_ Littleton - vicinity state Massachusetts _ code_MA - county_Middlesex code_017 _ zip code 01460 3. State/Federal Agency Certification BELEE As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this Mnomination - request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.

In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register Criteria.I recommendthat this property be considered significant imer DSHPO December 26,2001 Signature of certifying official/Title Brona Simon, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Massachusetts Historical Commission State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion,the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. (O See continuation sheet for additional Comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I, hereby certify that this property is: Mentered in the National Register - See continuation sheet. - determined eligible for the National Register - See continuation sheet.

- determined not eligible for the National Register - removed from the National Register - other (explain): N Beall 2/5/02 Old Burying Ground Name of Property 5. Classification Ownership of Property - private x public-local - public-State - public-Federal Category of Property building(s) district site structure object Name of related multiple property listing (enter N/A if property is not part ofa multiple property listing) N/A 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Funerary:Cemetery Middlesex County, Massachusetts County and State Number of Resources within Property Contributing Non contributing 5 13 18 buildings sites structures objects Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register N/A Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Funerary:Cemetery 7.

Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) N/A Materials (Enter categories from instructions) Stone: slate, granite, marble Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets) See continuation sheets. NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 1 7. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION Littleton's Old Burying Ground is a tranquil oasis in an increasingly suburban community. An evocative remnant of the early history of the town, it is an excellent example of a small, well- preserved, municipal burial ground that retains strong historical associations and an outstanding collection of burial markers.

It is also the burial place of many of the town's notable early citizens. The burying ground is a small cohesive unit that is treated as a single site for the purposes of this nomination. There are approximately 400 recorded burials dating from 1717 to 1909, which are represented by 4 monuments, approximately 340 burial markers, and over 50 footstones. The burying ground is prominently located one block west of the town common and main business district on the north side of King Street (Routes 110 and 2A) just west of White Street. The immediate area includes some 19t century farmhouses and their associated outbuildings, including the adjacent properties along King Street. There is also some commercial development along King Street and industrial development to the north and east, including a one-story, concrete-block building that abuts the burial ground on the east.

Interstate route 495 is less than one-half mile to the north. The burying ground is a long, narrow, 1.25-acre site that extends north from King Street where the major entrance is located. It is organized in a traditional rectilinear pattern with earlier graves generally towards the front (south), and more recent ones towards the rear (north). Graves are generally aligned more or less east/west in irregular rows. The burying ground is in two distinct sections. The southern section (near King Street) is relatively level and unvegetated with burial markers on either side of a central dirt path. The northern section is hillier and wooded with no distinct circulation system. There is a little-used secondary entrance on White Street at the northeastern corner. The relatively level topography associated with the southern section is typical of early New England burial grounds.

The hillier northern section is partially a function of existing site topography but also illustrates 19*h century efforts to use topography to enhance the character of the site. Among the distinctive topographic features are two man-made mounds. A low earthen mound about five feet high, surmounted by a granite obelisk (the Rogers monument) is located near the center of the burying ground, dividing the northern and southern sections. Towards the (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 2 northern edge of the site, the topography rises slightly, culminating in a second, higher mound (possibly a mound tomb) surmounted by a low marble marker (Russell, Kidder, Dix et al).

Beyond this, the slope drops off steeply to the north, as it does towards White Street to the northeast. The southern half of the site is generally open turf with few trees, although this is a relatively new condition as there was until recently a double row of large pines running through the center of this area. These were removed in 1999 because they were deteriorating and causing serious damage to the burial markers. There are a few scattered trees in the southern section, including several red cedars and volunteer maples as well as a few shrubs, primarily at the edges. The north central section is moderately wooded with a large number of mature white pines. These were not removed because they are still in good condition and are not damaging burial markers. The steeply sloping northern and northeastern edges are heavily wooded with a variety of volunteer species.

Two lindens have recently been planted along King Street in front of the burying ground. One of the most visible and distinctive features of the burial ground is the 100-foot-long gray granite chink wall (ca. 1748; NR#1, photo #2) with a granite cap which forms the southern edge of the burying ground along King Street. Massive rough-cut blocks form the vertical front face of the wall while the back is buttressed and made up of much smaller chinked stones. Double wrought iron gates (ca. 1900; NR#2) located at the center of the wall form the main entrance to the burying ground. The gates are of a simple picket design with a decorative pineapple on the right gate (the left one is missing). The gates can be opened to provide vehicular access with a clearance of about nine feet when necessary, but the primary pedestrian access is though a narrow opening to the right of the gates.

Low piled local fieldstone walls (circa 1748; NR#3) of typical New England farm construction form the east and west boundaries of the property, with a chain link fence along the northern edge. There is a fairly elaborate cast iron pedestrian gate with three granite posts on either side (late 19th cent; NR#4) at the rear entrance along White Street opposite Hillside Road. It appears to be little used. While the gravestones are mostly laid out in irregular rows, there are also ten enclosed family lots, most of which date to the mid-19th century or later. These are primarily located in the (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 3 northern section of the burying ground but there are a few in the southern section as well. One of the most distinctive and prominently located is the Robbins/Sawyer lot (19th cent; NR #5) to the right of the main entrance. This raised lot is enclosed by large granite blocks and includes a range of memorial types, including a slate, several small marbles, and a polished pink granite obelisk. Also in the southern section but to the west of the main entrance is the Breck lot (19th cent; NR#6), which is enclosed by six granite posts about four feet tall. Granite posts can also be found around the Rogers lot near the center of the burying ground and several lots at the north end of the burial ground, including the mounded Kidder, Dix, Russell lot (19th cent; NR#11).

The posts range in height from 8" to 4' tall. Most show evidence of chains which no longer exist. The section near the White Street entrance, the last in the burying ground to be developed, includes three enclosed family lots. The Wright/Smith lot (ca. 1900; NR#7) was enclosed by eight cast iron posts, six of which remain, and a chain that is no longer extant. The adjacent Read/Stevens lot (ca. 1900, NR#8) is marked at the corners by low granite posts. The third enclosed lot in this area is the raised lot of the Johnson family (ca. 1900; NR #9), which is enclosed by low granite blocks. It is one of two raised granite-enclosed lots in the burying ground. Also located in this area is the Lucy Mead tomb (1821; NR#10), an earth-covered structure with granite facade.

While the vast majority of the burial markers are slate headstones, there are also a small number of distinctive monuments that reflect a later period of cemetery development. These are scattered throughout the burying ground. One of the most visually prominent is the Daniel Rogers monument (ca. 1782; NR#12, photo #1), a simple granite obelisk about 12 feet tall. Sited on a low mound near the center of the burying ground, it commemorates the town's second minister, who served the community for 52 years. Adjacent to it is the Rogers table tomb (early 19t cent; NR#12), which records the births and deaths of several generations of the Rogers family. This inscribed slate platform set on concrete support legs is the only table tomb in the burial ground.

Other noteworthy monuments include the Robbins Sawyer monument (late 19th cent; NR#13), a tall polished pink granite obelisk located in the Robbins Sawyer lot, and the nearby (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 4 Blanchard monument (1900; NR#14), a gray granite obelisk that commemorates Revolutionary War veterans Calvin and Luther Blanchard. Near the King Street entrance is the Benjamin Shattuck monument (mid 19th cent; NR#15), a low marble column about four feet tall, which commemorates the town's first minister. One of the most distinctive features of the burying ground is an outstanding collection of burial markers dating from 1723 to 1909.

These are about equally divided between the 18" and the 19*h centuries (see attached chart). Over 90% are dark gray slates. Most of the slates have the rounded tympanums typically associated with gravestones of this period, and many display highly skilled carvings, some of which can be attributed to well-known stone carvers such as the Park, Lamson, Stevens, and Worster families. The two most common motifs are winged deaths heads and willows and urns. There are also a few angels, some portrait stones, and a few geometric patterns. There are also many extant footstones, most of which have been relocated adjacent to the headstones to facilitate maintenance. One of the earliest burial markers is that of Thomas Chamberlin (d.1723; NR#16; Photo #3).

Located in the southern section of the burying ground, it is a small gray slate marker with a stylized winged death's head surmounted by a rosette in the tympanum. Foliate borders frame the text. The inscription, typical of this period, reads: Here Lyes ye Body of Mr. THOMAS CHAMBERLIN; Who Decd. Decmbr ye 11th 1723. in ye 34th Year of His Age. (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 5 Another common early motif, often accompanied by an abstract portrait in the tympanum, is a six-petaled flower.

This is found in several dozen stones throughout the burial ground, including that of Captain Joseph Bulkeley (d.1748; NR#18; Photo#4), whose inscription reads: HERE LIES BURIED YE BODY OF CAPT JOSEPH BULKELEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SPTEMber YE 24th A.D. 1748 IN YE 79th YEAR OF HIS AGE Stones bearing this motif range through much of the 18 century, indicating that this style may have been the work of more than one individual. Like many of the early burial markers, these stones are noteworthy for their skilled carving and well-articulated lettering. Most of the 19th century stones are also slate. Some retain the rounded tympanum while others are simple rectangles. Many feature the urn and willow motif and delicate carving associated with the mid-19th century. The headstone of Lucretia Tuttle (d.

1852; Photo #5) is typical with its two-dimensional carving, geometric borders, and architectural motifs used along with the willow and urn. The inscription expresses the hope and sentimentality characteristic of that period, as well as changing ideas of death and burial. Miss LUCRETIA TUTTLE Daur. of William & Mary Tuttle. Died July 10, 1852. Aet. 60. "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 6 There are also several dozen marble stones, scattered throughout the burial ground. Most date to the latter part of the 19t century and are of fairly simple design. All show signs of serious weathering.

The burying ground is generally well maintained, but like most properties of this type, has suffered loss of gravestones over time. Several fallen stones have been preserved in place. Archaeological Description While no ancient Native American sites are recorded within the cemetery or in the general area, sites may be present. Environmental characteristics of the parcel indicate the presence of locational criteria (slope, soil drainage, distance to wetlands) that are favorable indicators for many types of prehistoric sites. The cemetery is located on a well-drained, relatively level terrace within 1,000 feet of a stream that flows northerly to Beaver Brook. The area lies within the Merrimack River drainage. The Concord River drainage lies a few miles to the east of the cemetery.

Both the Merrimack River and its Concord River tributary are documented corridors of ancient Native American settlement. In spite of the above information, the potential for recovering intact ancient Native American resources on the property is low. Impacts to the relatively small (1.25 acre) burial ground from 400 recorded burials would adversely effect the integrity of any ancient Native American resources located on the property. There is a high potential for locating historic archaeological resources within the boundaries of the cemetery. Burial records and existing burial markers indicate unmarked graves are common within the cemetery. Further documentary research combined with archaeological survey and testing can help identify the locations of unmarked graves and reaffirm the associations between existing gravestones and actual graves.

A total of 400 burials are recorded for the period spanning 1717-1909, yet only 340 burial markers and 50 footstones have been identified. Multiple burials identified by a single stone are also possible. Unmarked graves may follow the pattern of existing graves with earlier graves located in the front or southern portion of the cemetery and more recent burials to the rear or north. Variations in this pattern may also exist based on the socio-economic status of individuals and their identity or lack thereof. Existing graves are located in irregular rows following a more or less east/west alignment. Family lots are also present. Unmarked graves may be aligned in a similar fashion to known graves in both public and family areas. Individual graves may include skeletal remains in addition to clothing and other personal items interred with each individual.

Funerary objects, including coffin remains and (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 7 Page 7 artifacts associated with the initial internment(s) and later memorials, may also be present with individuals or groups of graves. A grave shaft, discernable in the soil stratigraphy, should be present with individual and multiple internments. Archaeological testing may also identify head and foot stones that are overgrown and presently not visible on the surface. Documentary research combined with archaeological survey and testing may help locate structural evidence from sheds and other outbuildings associated with the cemetery's operation and maintenance during its history.

Post molds related to fences and gates may also be present around boundaries for the cemetery and around subdivisions within the cemetery bounds. (end) Old Burying Ground Name of Property Middlesex County, Massachusetts County and State 8. Statement of Significance

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Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. - B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. Art Community Planning and Development Social History X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction.

D Property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history, Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply) Property is: A owned by religious institution or used for religious purposes Period of Significance 1721 -1909 Significant Dates 1721 Significant Person: (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - B removed from its original location Cultural Affiliation - C a birthplace or grave X D a cemetery Architects/Builders N/A _ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure - F a commemorative property G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets) 9.

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Major Bibliographic References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets) See continuation sheets Previous documentation on file (NPS) preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested _previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # designated a National Historic Landmark Primary location of additional data - State Historic Preservation Office -Rederalateagency x Local Government - Universit) Other Name of Repository: Littleton Cemetery Commission & Littleton Historical Society NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 8 Page 1 8. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Summary Statement The Old Burying Ground is a historically significant and highly visible property located on King Street, one block west of the town common. The site possesses integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and meets National Register Criteria A and C on the local level with a period of significance extending from 1721 to 1909. The site may also have archaeological significance associated with unmarked graves and buried headstones. The Old Burying Ground meets Criterion A due to its strong associations with the early settlement and history of Littleton.

It was the only municipal burying ground in active use for the town's first century and contains the graves of over 400 of the town's early citizens, represented by approximately 340 burial markers. It is a well-preserved example of a Colonial New England burial ground that also illustrates evolving ideas of death and commemoration through the 19t century. Nineteen Revolutionary War veterans and sixteen Pre-Revolutionary War veterans are reportedly buried here. The burying ground and nearby town common are constant elements around which the town center has developed. The burying ground, one of the town's oldest surviving cultural resources, powerfully evokes the early history of the community. The Old Burying Ground meets Criterion C as a well-preserved early graveyard that illustrates the evolving funerary styles of Littleton and its larger New England context.

Most of the gravestones are made of dark gray slate, and many assume the typical shape of shouldered main block headed by round-arched tympanum. Common early motifs include naturalistic large-eyed heads in the tympana and foliate borders. Some of the burial markers have been attributed to well-known early stone carvers such as the Park, Lamson, Stevens, and Worster families. Later stones display well-carved willow and urn motifs, often in association with classical or architectural features. There are also a smaller number of late 19t century monuments and a few marble gravestones. The dry-laid stone wall along King Street is notable for its skilled craftsmanship. (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No.

1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 8 Page 2 The Old Burying Ground meets Criteria Consideration D because it contains graves of persons of transcendent importance to the early settlement and development of Littleton, as well as because of its age, its distinctive gravestone design, and the unusually skilled carving of many of the gravestones. Historical Background Once the town of Littleton was incorporated in 1714, the community set about creating the necessary municipal institutions, including a burying ground. There was reportedly an earlier burial ground on the Nashoba Plantation, but its location is unknown and the burying ground on King Street is generally considered the first town cemetery.

Unlike many communities, Littleton chose not to locate its burial ground adjacent to the meetinghouse (which was located on what is now Maple Street at the common), but rather a short distance away. There is little record of the early appearance of the burial ground, but initially it was probably an open field with a few graves marked by scattered slate headstones. The grave markers from this period, such as that of Thomas Chamberlin described in Section 7, were relatively simple in style and most displayed the winged deaths head typical of the period. Inscriptions generally read, "Here lies buried, ye body of .." Some of the early burial markers faced west towards the darkness of the setting sun, while later burials faced east, reflecting a hope for future resurrection.

Throughout the Colonial Period, most New England graveyards remained untended, avoided by the living except when there was a funeral. Most were larger by the end of the Colonial Period, but burial practices remained much as they had been a century earlier. One of the earliest recorded improvements in Littleton was a town vote of September 9, 1748, to fence the burying ground. The current dry-laid stone wall along King Street and the fieldstone perimeter wall may date to this period or may be later replacements. Due to the small population, which was 918 at the time of the Revolutionary War, there were relatively few burials during the 18" century. Among the notable early interments were many of the town's settlers. There were reportedly 16 pre-Revolutionary War Veterans and 19 Revolutionary War veterans.

At least one of the veterans, Luther Blanchard, the first man shot at the Battle of the Old North Bridge, does not appear on an 1895 record of burials and is probably actually buried in Acton. Distinguished persons buried here include the Reverend (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 8 Page 3 Benjamin Shattuck (d. 1763), the town's first minister, and the Reverend Daniel Rogers (d. 1782), the town's second minister, who served the community for 52 years.

The importance that Rogers held within the community is reflected by the prominence of his monument and the quote on the adjacent table tomb, "A learned and faithful Minister is God's delight." Littleton remained a small agricultural community through the first part of the 19t* century with a population of only 947 by 1830. The advent of the railroad in 1844-5 brought a period of rapid growth followed by civic improvements. The mid-19th century was also a period of changing attitudes about death and burial, reflecting a cautious optimism that became evident in the iconography of gravestones, which began to feature willows and urns. The inscriptions changed as well. Sentiments such as "Dedicated to the memory of..." implied a permanent legacy even though the body was departed.

During this period many burial grounds became more orderly, with gravestones in rows rather than scattered as they had been earlier. During the latter part of the 19* century, several trends influenced the development of burial grounds in New England. One was the improved granite quarrying and cutting technology that made granite more readily available, as evidenced by the two granite-curbed enclosures and the obelisks. The latter part of the 19" century was also a time of civic improvements and beautification in Littleton. In 1862 the Tree Association was formed with a mission of planting street trees in public ways. An article in the Littleton Historical Society Proceedings attributes the first double row of white pines in the burying ground to this group, which was only active until 1871. There was probably a replacement planting some time in the 20* century.

In the late 19" century, several Littleton families followed changing cemetery fashions by creating enclosed family lots or erecting large sculptural monuments. A second municipal cemetery, Westlawn, was established in 1809 but was not heavily used until the old burying ground filled up towards the end of the 19# century. By 1900 Westlawn had become the town's main cemetery. It remains in active use today. Concern for the appearance of the town became a focus in 1904 with the formation of the Improvement Society. The iron gates at the cemetery entrance date to around this time, reportedly a donation from George Cheyne Shattuck, a descendant of the town's first minister.

In preparation for the community's bicentennial in 1914, the town approved an expenditure of (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 8 Page 4 $50 for footstone restoration. There are also several postcards dating to this period that show the cemetery much as it is today, although at that time there was a double row of mature white pines down the center of the burial ground. In 1939, an appropriation was made for tree removal and monument repair, necessitated by a major hurricane in the fall of 1938. The national bicentennial in 1976 prompted another round of improvements, followed by ongoing efforts to preserve and restore the cemetery.

Recently, there have been many efforts to preserve and maintain Littleton's older burial ground, which are reflected in the current well-maintained appearance of the site. Since 1991 stone conservation workshops have been held periodically to increase public awareness and to repair damaged stones. In 1999 the burying ground was included in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management's Historic Cemeteries Initiative, which prepared a conceptual master plan and made prioritized recommendations for improvements, many of which have already been implemented. The burial ground is in good condition overall and further improvements are planned.

Archaeological Significance Historic archaeological resources described above have the potential to provide additional documentation on one of the few surviving components associated with the early settlement and history of Littleton and the Nashoba Plantation. Potential cultural resources identified at the cemetery can provide detailed information on the social, cultural and economic characteristics representative of Littleton's population spanning three centuries of the town's development, including many of the town's early settlers. Historical and archaeological resources may also clarify any relationship between the King Street Cemetery and a reportedly earlier burial ground on the Nashoba Plantation. Additional documentary research combined with archaeological survey and testing may help define overall cemetery boundaries and its internal social groupings.

Discrepancies between the number of recorded burials and burial markers indicate current boundaries may not be representative of actual burial patterns. Recorded burials may also omit some graves based on socio-economic status of individuals. Unknown persons, paupers, and other indigent persons may have intentionally been buried outside the actual cemetery boundary. Artifact distributions may also be present associated with funerary or (continued) NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 8 Page 5 memorial services for specific individuals at their time of death or individuals and groups at later dates.

Artifact distributions may contribute important information relating to the mortuary customs of specific social and ethnic groups in the community and changes in those customs over time. Much of the above information can be obtained through unobtrusive archaeological research. That is, information can be obtained by mapping artifact concentrations and the locations of features such as grave shafts and post molds without disturbing actual skeletal remains. Social, cultural, and economic information relating to 18t and 19th century Littleton settlement can be obtained in this manner, however, more detailed studies can be implemented through the actual excavation of burials and their analysis.

Osteological studies of individuals interred at the burial ground have the potential to offer a wealth of information relating to the overall physical appearance of the town's first settlers, their occupations, nutrition, pathologies, and cause of death. This information can also be used to determine the actual number of individuals interred at the burial ground. The overall context of the grave, including material culture remains, can provide information on burial practices, religious beliefs, economic status, family structure, and numerous other topics relating to the individual and the overall settlement. (end) Old Burying Ground Name of Property 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 1.25 acres UTM References (place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1. 19 Zone 296460 4713080 Easting Northing 3.

Zone Middlesex County, Massachusetts County and State Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 4. Zone Easting Northing -See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet) Boundary Justification (Describe why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet) 11. Form Prepared By nameltitle Shary Page Berg, preservation consultant, with Betsy Friedberg, NR Director, MHC organization_Massachusetts Historical Commission date November 2001 street & number220 Morrisey Blvd telephone 617-727-8470 city or town Boston state_MA zip code_02125 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.

Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional Items (check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO) name Town of Littleton, Cemetery Department street & number 7 New Estate Road telephone _ city or town Littleton state_ MA zip code _ 01460 978-952-2324 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number 9,10 Page 1 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Fannin/Lehner Preservation Consultants, Old Burying Ground, Littleton, MA: Gravestone/Monument Assessment Report, September 2000 (on file at Littleton Cemetery Department, Westlawn Cemetery).

Fannin/Lehner Preservation Consultants, treatment reports for Littleton's Old Burying Ground, 1991- 94 (unpublished materials at Littleton Cemetery Commission office, Westlawn Cemetery). Harwood, Herbert. Littleton, Massachusetts Historical Sketch, 1887 (at Littleton Historical Society). Higgins, Walter C. "Town of Littleton Cemeteries, Items take from Littleton Town Reports, 1842 - 1998" unpublished manuscript, 1998 (on file at Littleton Cemetery Department, Westlawn Cemetery). Littleton Historical Society. Cemetery folder and Margaret Drury notebooks. Littleton Historical Society. Proceedings, 1894-6 (includes record of burial ground inscriptions). Massachusetts Historical Commission. Survey files and town narrative. Town of Littleton, Massachusetts, 250th Anniversary Official Program, 1964 (at Littleton Historical Society). (end) 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA Boundary Description The burying ground is prominently located one block west of the town common on the north side of King Street (Routes 2A and 110) in Littleton Center. The southern boundary of the burying ground extends roughly 100 feet along King Street, where the main entrance is located. From the southernmost corner of the burying ground, the narrow parcel extends northwest approximately 430 feet before turning east for approximately 150 feet towards White Street where there is a little used (continued) secondary entrance. There is approximately 105 feet of frontage along White Street, after which the boundary jogs southwest for about 20 feet before heading southeast for roughly 280 feet where it meets King Street near the corner of White Street. The burying ground is Parcel #6 on Town of Littleton Property Map U-9 (copy attached).

Boundary Justification The boundary encompasses a single parcel that includes the entire burial ground developed between 1721 and 1909. (end) Page 2 NPS Form 10-900-a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 Old Burying Ground Littleton (Middlesex County) Massachusetts Section number photos Page_1 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS NR Photo # Location/Description 1 2 3 4 5 View from southeastern section of burying ground looking northwest towards Rogers obelisk and wooded section beyond. View from southeastern corner of cemetery at King Street with chinked granite wall in the foreground. Burial marker of Thomas Chamberlin (d. 1723), one of the earliest in the burying ground. Burial marker of Joseph Bulkeley (d.

1748) showing the distinctive six petaled flowers and elaborate scrollwork that appear on many of the18th century markers. View just inside King Street wall (shown at far right) with slate Lucretia Tuttle (d. 1852) marker at right and marble Mary Gardner (d. 1856) marker at left. Date 3/2000 Photo by Shary Berg 3/2000 Shary Berg 3/2000 Shary Berg 3/2000 Shary Berg 3/2000 Shary Berg LIST OF MAPS Map 1 - USGS Map (Billerica, Massachusetts, 1:25,000, 1987) Map 2 - Detail of Assessor's Map U-9, Littleton, Mass., 1997 Map 3 - Topographic Survey, Stamski and McNary Engineers, March 2000 OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Key Words Title Last Name Age Here Lyes the/Body, of Here Lyes ye Body/of Here lyes ye body of Here lyes ye Body/of Here Lies ye/Body Of Likewise five children ..

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First Name Sex Birth Date Applin Chamberlin Wood Farr Wheeler Jewett Dauis Wood Hunt Robbins Buttrick Wheeler Wheeler Worster Lawrence Sawyer Wood Worster Hartwell Meriam Meriam Rogers Shattuck Davis Hunt Warrin Dudley Dummer Harwood Harwood Harwood Jewett Rogers Warrin Wood Harwood Hoar Jewett Shattuck Whitney Blanchard Dauis Jewett Jewett Rogers Wood Bulkeley Hartwell Meriam Fletcher Goldsmith Tenney Russell Buttrick Dudley Here lies Buried/ye Body of Here Lies Buried/The Body of Mrs. Fletcher Reed th child eth Death Date F M M M M F F M F M F M M F F F M M M 1717 1723 1723 1724 1726 1729 1730 1730 1731 1731 1734 1734 1734 1734 1736 1736 1736 1736 1737 1737 1737 1737 1737 1739 1739 1739 1740 1740 1740 1740 1740 1740 1740 1740 1740 1742 1744 1744 1744 1744 1745 1746 1746 1746 1746 1746 1748 1748 1748 1749 1749 1749 1750 1751 1751 1751 1751 25 34 13 43 22 52 33 47 36 15 19 ?

Carvers (if known) Caleb Lamson Jonathan Worster Jonathan Worster William Park William Park Jonathan Worster Jonathan Worster 1 OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Title Last Name First Name Sex Birth Date Death Date Age Key Words Here Lies Buried/ye Body of Here Lies Buried/ye body of Here Lies Buried/The body of Here Lies Buried/ye body of Mrs. Mrs. Here Lies Buried/ye Body of Here Lies Buried/The body of Here Lies Buried/the Body of Here Lies Buried/the Body of Deac Capt. Major Here lies Buried/ye Body of In Memory of Memento mori/Here lies Mrs. the/Remains of Here Lies Buried/The body of Mrs. Memento mori/Here lies the Body of Here lies/the Body of Here lies Buried/the body of Here lies Buried/The Body of Here lies Buried/the body of Mrs. Mr. Here Lies Buried/The Body of Memento mori/Interred Here Lye Lieut.

the/Remains of Here Lies Buried/The body of Here Lies Buried/The Body of Here Lies Buried/The Body of Here Lies buried/The Body of Memento mori/Here lies the Body Mrs. Mr. Capt. Mrs. Mrs. of Memento mori, here lyes the Body Capt. of Memento mori/Here lyes the Body Mrs. of Memento mori/Here lies the Body Mrs. of Here lies the/body of Sacred/to the Memory of Memento mori/Here lies the/body Deacon Mrs. Mrs. of Memento mori/Intered Here lie Mr. the/Remains of Here lies/the Body of Here/lies the Body/of Here lies/the Body of Here sleeps/until the resurrection Rev. morn, Here lies/the Body of Here lies/the Body of memento mori/Here lies the/body of Memento mori/Here lyes the body Mrs. of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body of Here lies the body of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body Mr. Mrs. of Memento mori/here lies the Body of Here/lies the Body /of Here /lies the Body/of Here lies the Body of Mrs.

Here lies/the body of Carvers (if known) S Fox Illmudaadlisa bubldeeolla lallind 1 le Inli unr. M M M M F F M M M F M 4 Z4I M M F M M M M F 1684 1752 1752 1752 1752 1753 1753 1754 1754 1754 1754 1754 1755 1756 1756 1756 1757 1758 1759 1759 1759 1759 1759 1759 1760 1761 1761 1762 1762 1762 1763 1763 1763 1763 1763 1763 1764 1764 1764 1764 1764 1765 1765 1766 1766 1766 1767 1767 64 4 70 48 80 52 83 51 25 67 40 16 65 42 45 47 73 56 66 82 25 73 27 73 39 Moses Worster Moses Worster Moses Worster Park Shop William Park 14 2 67 54 30 Infant 2 William Park William Park 2 OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Key Words Title Last Name Here lies/the Body of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body Mr. of Memento mori/Here lies the /body Mrs. of Memento mori/Here lies the body/of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body of Memento mori Memento mori/Here lies Buried Mr. Mrs. the/Body of Also ..

Lawrance Wood Brooks Fox Harris Longley Tuttle Memento mori/Here lies ye Body/of Mr. Warren Hartwell Memento mori/Here lies Buried/the Mrs. Hoar Body of Here/lies ye Body/of Memento mori/Here lies ye Body/of Mrs. Memento mori/Here lies the/Body of Memento mori/Erected/In Memory Mr. of Warren Here lies/the body of Dix Memento mori/Here lies ye body/of Mrs. Memento mori/Here lies Mr. the/Remains of Here lies ye body of Mr. Memento mori/Here lies Sawyer Hoar the/Remain of Memento mori/Here lies/the Body Mrs. Tuttle of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body Mrs. Whitney of In memory of Memento mori/Here lies the Body/ Jewett Whetcomb of Memento mori/Here lies i.e. body Mrs. Whetcomb of Here lies/a son of Mr. Memento mori/Here lies Buried/the Deacon Body of Memento mori/Here lies Buried/the Mrs. Body of Memento Mori/Here lies the/Body of Memento mori/Here lies ye Body of Dr.

Memento mori/Here lies the/Body Mrs. Dole Hartwell of Here lies ye body of Memento mori/In Memory of Mr. Mrs. Tenny Wild Here lies the/Body of In memory of Memento mori/In memory of Here lies the/Body of Mrs.

Cogswell Lawrance Rand Tuttle First Name Sex Birth Date Jabez Jeremiah Ruth Jonathan Nancy Jonathan Martha Benjimin Jonathan Sarah Mary Abigail Mary Oliver Samuel Kimball Hannah Richard N Samuel Benjamin Mary Mary Enoch Bethiah Death Date M M F M F M F M M F M M F M M M F F M M F F F M F Samuel Naomi + 2 [unrelated?] infants Jeremiah Metrildy Mary Joseph M F M M 1767 1767 1768 1768 1768 1768 1768 1769 1770 1770 1770 1770 1770 1770 1771 1771 1771 1771 1772 1772 1772 1773 1773 1773 1774 1775 1775 1776 1776 1776 1776 1776 1777 1777 1777 1777 Age 22 23 17 2 41 56 1 84 74 3 67 90 36 Infant 65 69 91 18 32 73 Infant 71 Carvers (if known) S William Park John or Thomas Park Moses Worster John or Thomas Park 14 Infant 68 2 3 OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Key Words TitleLast Name Here lies ye body of In Memory of Lieut.

Here lies ye body of In memory of Here lies ye body of Also... Memento mori/In Memory of Here lies buried the body of Here lies ye body of Memento mori/In Memory of In/Memory of Lieut. Mrs. Mrs. Miss Mrs. Memento mori/Here lies Buried/the Lieut. body of Memento mori/ Here lies the Body Mr. of memento mori/Here lies Buri'd Miss ye/Body of In Memory of Memento mori/Erected/In memory Capt. Mr. of Here lies buried the body of Here lies buried the body of In memory of Revd. Mrs. Mr. Here lies ye body of Here lies ye body of Tuttle Gilbert Hartwell Lawrance Lawrance Lawrance Tuttle Whitney Rogers Tenny Richardson Sanderson Tuttle Chase Harding Russell Stone Rogers Rogers White Wood Wood In/Memory of Erected/In Memory of Mrs. Mrs. In/Memory of In Memory of Widow Mrs. Mrs. In/Memory of Here lies ye body of Memento mori/Erected/In memory Mr. Mrs.

Dutton Meriam Tuttle Green Harwood Haskell Kimball Tenny Tuttle of Memento mori/ Erected/In memory Mr. Jewett of Memento mori/Erected/in Memory Deacon Lawrance of My glass is run/Interr'd Here,/Is the Esqr. Remains/of/ Here lies the body of In memory of In/Memory of Memento mori/Here lies the/Body Miss Mr. Mr. of Memento mori/Here lies/the Body Mrs. of In memory of Memento mori/In Memory of Memento mori/Erected/In memory of Mrs. Widow Deacn. Capt.

Sacred/To the Memory of Reed Whitcombe First Name Sex Birth Death Date Date Age 2d In Memory of Memento mori/Erected/In memoryLieut of ye er F M M M F M F M 1776 M F M M M M F M M M F F M M F M M M M M 1775 1785 1777 1778 1778 1778 1778 1778 1778 1778 1779 1779 1780 1780 1780 1781 1781 1781 1781 1782 1782 1783 1783 1784 1785 1785 1785 1786 1787 1787 1787 1787 1787 1789 1789 1789 1789 1789 1789 1790 1790 1790 1790 1790 1790 1790 1790 1790 Carvers (if known) 76 46 77 26 63 Infant Infant 59 59 Infant 80 79 69 Infant 51 30 26 86 35 John Park Infant 20 64 76 John Park? 79 60 83 74 85 61 5 72 4 S Key Words In memory/of Memento mori/Erected/In memory of Memento mori/In memory of Memento mori/In memory of In/Memory of Erected/In Memory of ...And in Memory/of Memento mori/In memory of In memory of Erected/in memory of In/memory of This Stone /Erected to the Memory/of In memory of...

Friends & Physicians could not save... In Memory of Erected/In memory of In memory of In Memory of Sacred/to the memory of Erected/In Memory of Erected/In Memory of In/Memory of Here lies the body of Erected/to the memory of In Memory of ...wife/of Daniel Rogers Esq. In Memory of Sacred/To the memory of In memory of In memory of In memory of Sacred/To the memory of In memory of 3 children... Sacred/to the memory of Erected/In memory of In Memory of In Memory of In/memory of In memory of ...Son of Mr. Job & Mrs. Abagail Burnam In Memory of In memory of In memory of OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Title Last Name First Name Sex Birth Date Death Date M F 1791 1791 M M M F M M M F M M Age 14 67 90 36 84 39 49 67 73 83 60 81 24 62 68 25 66 15 74 28 76 55 35 71 42 Carvers (if known) S Park Shop John or Thomas Park Infant 46 Mr. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Esq. Mr.

Job Dix Erected/In/Memory of In memory of Mrs. Mr. Miss Mrs. Mrs. 1805 1805 1805 1805 1806 72 51 63 16 76 43 57 21 29 75 79 49 24 5 Key Words In/memory of In Memory In Memory of Erected/In Memory of In memory of In/Memory of In memory of In/Memory of In memory of Erected/to/the memory of In Memory of My beloved Mother ... daur or Mr. Braddock/and Mrs. Sarah In Memory of In memory of Sacred/To/the memory of In Memory of M.S./Sacred/to the memory of' In memory of In/Memory of In/Memory of In/memory of In/memory of Erected/in memory of In/Memory of In/memory of In memory of ... son of/Mr. John & Mrs. Sally Millen J.S./Sacred/to the memory of Sacred/to the memory of In memory of In memory of two Sons, In/memory of In memory of In memory of In/memory of ... Mother/Memory keeps her ever with us ...his wife Erected/In memory of In/Memory of In/memory of In/Memory of ...

Daughter of Henry & Lovey OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Title Last Name Lieut. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Doctor Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Deac. Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Ens. First Name Sex Birth Date Death Date M M M M M F M M F F F Dix 0 [ 2[z Age 68 86 79 86 Infant 27 29 22 Carvers (if known) S W. M M M M M 1816 Mr. Capt. Mr. Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Capt. Eri ams M F M 1814 1818 1819 1819 1819 1820 1820 1821 1821 1822 2 51 77 57 47 25 91 31 51 6 Key Words In/memory of Sacred/to the memory of Erected/In memory of In/Memory of Sacred/To the Memory of In memory of In memory of In memory of ... son of Augustus & Elizabeth Wright... Erected/In memory of Dear Parents, weep not for me... In memory of In memory of In memory of In memory of In memory of OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Title Capt. Mrs. Mrs. Capt. Miss Miss Dea. Dea. Mr. Mrs.

Last Name First Name Sex Birth Death Date Date Kidder Reed Tuttle Russell Nye Reed Stearns Stevens Wood Lawrence Stevens Francis Catharine Rebekah M M M F M M M M M Nye 1822 1822 1823 1824 1825 1825 1825 1825 1826 1827 1827 1831 1831 Age 70 58 44 98 61 61 70 Infant 78 65 Infant Carvers (if known) S 1808 Mrs. Mrs. Mr. Widow Ms. Mrs. Dix 1844 Mother...wife of/Thomas S. Tuttle Miss Mrs. ...Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,.. ...A Revolutionary Soldier ... ...It is well. In memory of ...Daur. of William &/Mary Tuttle Miss .. Then shall the dust return... Mrs. Mr. ... daughter of/Wm B. & Abby Mary W. Josephine E. Peter Amy Frances George H. Martha Maria Elias Henry A. Jacob G. Martha Lucretia Daniel Abby C.

M F 1812 1836 1836 1837 1837 1838 1838 1839 1839 1839 1841 1841 1843 1843 1845 1845 1845 1845 1846 1847 1847 1848 1849 1849 1849 1850 1851 1851 1851 1851 1851 1852 1852 1852 1853 1853 79 84 77 42 19 25 86 85 51 52 87 26 20 75 1 Infant 76 53 37 30 25 62 35 12 90 1 28 Infant D. Nichols 76 40 92 60 81 Infant OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Key Words Erected/to the memory/of ... daughter of/George W. &/Atlanta A. ... wife of/Eri Rogers ... wife of/Joseph W. Smith .. wife of Daniel Burnham ... Erected/to the memory of We shall meet again .. He taketh the lambs ...Sweet babe forever blest ... wife of Edward A.... ...wife of/Augustus. ... Life is the torrid day Our Babe/Infant son of Father... In memory of In memory of Title Last Name First Name Sex Birth Date Dea. Mrs. ...

Father/Gone but not forgotten This tomb built:/By...1803 Messrs Death Date Nathan Mary Lizzie H Emma A.

Sally Mary Lucy F M F 1774 1774 1842 1796 1809 1798 1806 1820 1853 1853 1853 1853 1854 1855 1855 1855 1856 1857 1858 1858 1860 1861 1861 1861 1863 1863 1863 1864 1865 1867 1869 1871 1871 1873 1873 1873 1877 1878 1882 1882 1884 1886 1886 1893 1893 1893 1896 Age 66 87 64 Infant 26 88 86 72 75 Infant 40 86 75 88 76 87 69 Infant Infant Infant Carvers (if known) S P.S.'s sons (Stevens Shop) P.S.'s sons (Stevens Shop) This tomb built:/By...1803 Tomb built 1822 Tomb built 1822 Tomb built 1822 Tomb built 1822 This tomb built:/By...1803 This tomb built:/By...1803 [footstone only in 1895] Messrs Sally John John M Messrs Messrs 8 Key Words OLD BURYING GROUND, LITTLETON, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA Title Last Name First Name Sex Date Death Date Age Carvers (if known) S Note: The information contained in this chart was compiled from the Proceedings of the Littleton Historical Society, 1894-6 to provide information on genealogy and inscriptions at the Old Burying Ground.

Information on carvers is based on research by Fannin/Lehner Preservation Consultants, working in collaboration with gravestone expert Laurel Gabel of Pittsford, NY. A current stone by stone inventory has not yet been completed but the Littleton Cemetery Commission and Littleton Historical Society hope to undertake this work soon.

February 2001 FOX RIVER 9 MHC # None None None None None None None None None NR Photo# 2 NR Map# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Old Burying Ground Littleton, Massachusetts National Register District Data Sheet February 2001 Location Historic Name Along King Street King Street Perimeters White Street Near King Street Near King Street Near White Street Near White Street Near White Street Front Wall (chinked gray granite with granite cap) Wrought Iron Entrance Gates (simple pickets with pineapple on right side top, left pineapple missing) Fieldstone Perimeter Walls (low piled local stone) Cast Iron Pedestrian Gates with Granite Posts Robbins/Sawyer Lot (raised lot enclosed by granite curb) Breck Lot (family lot in southern section of burial ground marked by granite corner posts) Wright Smith Lot (family lot enclosed by cast iron posts) Read/Stevens Lot (raised lot enclosed by low granite posts) Johnson Lot (raised lot enclosed by granite blocks) Date circa 1748 circa 1900 Architectural Style N/A N/A circa 1748 N/A late 19th cent.

N/A late 19th cent. mid 19th cent. N/A late 9 centN/A late 19th cent.N/A late 19th cent. N/A Status Type Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Site Contrib. Site Contrib. Site Contrib. Site Contrib. Site N MHC # None None None None None None None None None NR Photo# 1 3 4 NR Map# 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Location Near White Street Near King Street Central mound Central mound Near King Street Near King Street South end Near King Street Old Burying Ground Littleton, Massachusetts National Register District Data Sheet February 2001 Historic Name Date Lucy Mead Tomb (earth covered, partially submerged) early 19 cent Kidder/Dix/Russell Mound Tomb (marble slab on 19th cent. mound) Daniel Rogers Monument (gray granite obelisk) Rogers Table Tomb (slate on concrete support legs) Robbins Sawyer Monument (polished pink granite circa 1782 early 19th cent.

circa 1900 obelisk) Blanchard Monument (polished gray granite circa 1900 obelisk) Benjamin Shattuck Monument (d. 1763, low marble circa 1763 column) Thomas Chamberlin burial marker (d 1723, slate) One of the earliest burial markers circa 1723 Joseph Bulkeley burial marker (d. 1748, slate) Typical example of six-pointed flower design circa 1748 Architectural Style N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Status Type Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object Contrib. Object B C Old Burying Ground Littleton Middlesex County, MA *9) WHITE STREET KING STRFFT ROLITES 2A & 110 TOPOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET IN LITTLETON, MASSACHUSET (MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOR: TOWN OF LITTLET SCALE: 1"=20' MARCH 17, 20 STAMSKI AND MCNARY, INC.

80 HARRIS STREET ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS ENGINEERNG - PLANNING - SURVETING : 1 20 00 60 80 (2619work.dwg) SM-26 3B R-18 INTERSTATE Old Burying Ground Littleton Middlesex County, MA ROUTE 49g 12 130.75 3-1 1.2 4-1 que Maupos OLp Buk KING 3 10 Rosidential -Industrial MENT ILHM M1S Tie 25 HILLSIDE l8 20 10g STRKET U-10 NO AAEL I0 43 WHITE STREET 1aga19apuy U-8 29-2 190 29 26 ROAD 17 28 21 22 ROUTES Businese 23 24 1701 2A &e 110 l00 25/ 26 27 Zoning as Shown IROPERTY MAP LITTLETON, MASS.

JANUARY 1,1997 SCALEI 1-100° U-9 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Old Burying Ground NAME : MULTIPLE NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex DATE RECEIVED: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: 12/28/01 1/27/02 REFERENCE NUMBER: 01001560 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/11/02 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/12/02 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N VACCEPT RETURN REJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS : N N N Entered in the National Register RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER TELEPHONE DISCIPLINE DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N VIEW OF S.E.

SECTION LOOKINE NW TOWAROS ROGERS OBELISK, WOODE Photo #1 Old Buryuug MAn VIEN FROM SE CORNER @KING ST. W. CHINKED GRANITE WALL IN FOREGROUND Photo #2 Rt Bunuug fourd ZNUZOSC Here LyesyBody af M: THOMAS CHAMBERLA, Who Decd Decm br iniyt Year of His Age, wt (D) Bunise MARKER of THOMAS CHAMBERL. (1723) ONE OF TE OLDEST IN THE Photo *3 Mdl Bunung grand HERE LIES BURIED BODY OR' CAP® JOSEPH BULKELEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SERTEM 19 24 ADI7 48 INSGAN OP HIS AGE JOSEPH BULKELEY (d.1748) MARKER, SIOWING DISTINCTIVE SCROLLWORK. 0211 N2 Photo #4 Middlesex CVT 1. Reetl, nIEN March TE. 1971 FiSfyr2mkal wifool JOSEPH W SMITH dio Tone 1, 1550, TYTYTY 1A ATTYTT MISS UCHETIA TUTTLE Dan! of William & Mary Tutdle. died July 10.19.2 GO. Riessedt thog shall soe rara the ponte in Traost fur INSIDE KING ST.

WALL WITH LUCRETIA TUTRE, MANY GANDNER 5050211 Photo #5 Mebeesnco, MA - yroad WHITE STREET -Loo Photo#4 Ln' Photo ts 1 Photo #2 UTILITY NOTE UNDERGROUND UTLTIESI SHOWN HERE WERS COMPILED FROM AVAILABLE RECORI PLANS FROM VARIOUS COMPANIES AND PURLIC AND ARE APPROXIMATE THE ONLY. ACTUAL LOCATIONS SHALL BEFORE GRADING EXCAVATING, OR PAVEMENTI CONTACTEI INCLUDING THIS PLAN. THOSE PUBLIC CONTROL UTUTES IAPTER MASS WE 370. ACTS OF RESPONSIBILITY PON DAMAGES INCURRED AS A RESULT UTUES THAT ARE OMITTEI SHOWN INACCURATELY. BEFORE PLANNING FUTURE THE UTLT COMPANYI ENGINEERING APPROPRIATE PUBLC DEPARIMENT CONSULIED. DIG-SArE TELEPHONE NUMBER (888) 544- *7255 Ola Buryung ground hitbets MA (Muddlesex County) KING STREET ROUTES : 2A 110 TOPOGRAPHIC WORKSHEET LITTLETON, MASSACHUSETTS (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) FOR: TOWN OF LITTLETON SCALE: 1"=20' MARCH 17, 2000 STAMSKI AND MCNARY, INC.

80 HARRIS STREET ACTON, MASSACHUSETTS ENGINEERING - PLANNING - SURVEYING 10 20 80 FT (2619work.dwg) Westlawn Cemetery SM-2619 RECEIVED 2280 WEPETIT BEC 28 2001 ML REGISTER OF ATIONAL PARK SERVICI HISTORIC PLACES The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts Historical Commission December 26, 2001 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places Department of the Interior National Park Service Mail Stop 2280, Suite 400 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Ms. Shull: Enclosed please find the following nomination form: Old Burying Ground, Littleton (Middlesex Co.), MA The nomination has been voted eligible by the State Review Board and has been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer.

The owners of the property were notified of pending State Review Board consideration 30 to 45 days before the meeting and were afforded the opportunity to comment. Two letters of support have been received. Sincerely, Betsy triedher Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission enclosure CC: Pamela Campbell, Littleton Historical Commission Karen D. McNamara, Chair, Board of Selectmen Shary Page Berg, Preservation Consultant Mark Montaneri, Littleton Planning Board Nancy L. Bradbury, Littleton Historical Society 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 (617) 727-8470 - Fax: (617) 727-5128 www.state.ma.us/sec/mhc Littleton Historical Commission 37 Shattuck Street Littleton, Mass. 01460 NRp4 RECEIVED JUL 2 3 2001 MASS. HIST.

COMM July 12, 2001 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 ATT: Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission Dear Ms. Friedberg The Littleton Historical Commission is 100% behind the nomination of The Old Burying Ground to the State and National Historical Registers. At least one of our Commissioners will be at the September 12" meeting. Chl- Ane Charles A. Howe Chairman - LHC Charles Howe -Chairman Pamela Campbell John Bowers Walter Crowell Ron Goddard Walter Higgins August 12, 2001 ST NK hile RECEIVED AUG 1 6 2001 MASS. HIST. COMM The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Betsy Friedberg National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Dear Ms. Friedberg, It is our understanding that the Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Ma.

is scheduled for consideration by the State Review Board for National Register nomination. The Littleton Historical Society totally endorses this nomination. The Old Burying Ground is an integral part of the early history of Littleton. Buildings deteriorate with age, landscape is altered with time but seldom do the stone monuments of an old cemetery fall victim to progress,, except by vandalism. We are very fortunate in Littleton to have this 16th century sacred ground located in the heart of our community. It's a peaceful place with the gravesites of our earliest settlers, French and Indian War and Revolutionary War veterans, town ministers, leaders of our town, and even an interesting ghost story association. The Littleton Historical Commission has done much to preserve, restore and beautify this sacred ground.

Under the direction of Walter Higgins not only have funds been applied for and received to accomplish this work, but community awareness articles about the cemetery and documentation of the graves have brought new interest in this historic jewel. Littleton was first named Nashoba Plantation in 1654, the 6"* Praying Indian town in Massachusetts Bay Colony, later named Nashoba in 1714 and incorporated as Littleton in I715. Our history is early and long and carved in stone for all to see in this wonderful cemetery. We are grateful to the Littleton Historical Commission for the effort put into this historically significant cemetery and fully endorse National Register recognition at long last for this sacred ground. Sincerely, Nancy L. Bradbury, Director NancyR. Bradhury Littleton Historical Society P.O. Box 721 Littleton, Ma. 01460