WEST BOYLSTON — Mount Vernon Cemetery and the Holbrook Chapel have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bicentennial Committee announced Thursday.

The National Register of Historic Places is an official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation which is administered by the National Park Service, a division the U.S. Department of the Interior. According to it National Register of Historic Places Web site, www.nps.gov/nr, the register supports the preservation of historic and archeological resources.

“Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture,” the site states. There are around 800,000 listings across the United States.

Mount Vernon Cemetery dates back to 1792, according to a press release from the committee. It contains the graves of West Boylston’s early settlers, including town founder Ezra Beaman, and those of several residents who had high profiles when the town grew into a prosperous mill town, prior to the building of the Wachusett Reservoir.

“When the Wachusett Reservoir was built, the Beaman Cemetery was relocated from the flood area to the north end of Mount Vernon Cemetery,” the press release states. “The cemetery contains many fine examples of regional gravestone carvings.”

The Holbrook Chapel, which sits next to the cemetery, was built in 1891 and is an example of “Victorian Eclectic Architecture,” the release states.

A dedication ceremony will be held on July 27, starting at 2 p.m., at the chapel and then moving into Mount Vernon.

For information on the town’s bicentennial celebration, log onto westboylston200.com.