Eugene Masonic Cemetery

Masonic Cemetery and Hope Abbey Mausoleum
Location25th and University Sts., Eugene, Oregon
Coordinates44°1′53″N 123°4′24″W / 44.03139°N 123.07333°W / 44.03139; -123.07333
Area10.1 acres (4.1 ha)
Built1859
ArchitectLawrence, Ellis F.; Portland Mausoleum Co.
Architectural styleancient Egyptian
NRHP reference No.80003336
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1980

Eugene Masonic Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is the oldest chartered cemetery in Eugene, and is one of the oldest privately owned and continuously operating historic entities in Lane County. It was incorporated as a burial site in 1859, the same year Oregon became a state. As was the custom at the time, prominent citizens of Eugene City asked a local fraternal organizationin this case, the Freemasonsto establish a city "bury ground" open to all. The Masons purchased ten acres on a knoll about two miles from the town center and laid out the cemetery with its main entrance at what is now the intersection of University Street and 25th Avenue.

In 1994, cemetery ownership passed from the Masons to the non-profit Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association, whose board members are volunteers. The EMCA retains "Masonic" in the cemetery's name as an important historic reference, but it is no longer officially affiliated with Freemasonry. The cemetery contains Hope Abbey Mausoleum which, together with the cemetery itself, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.