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Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut)
Cedar Hill Cemetery | |
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| Location | 453 Fairfield Ave., in Hartford, Wethersfield, and Newington, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′20″N 72°42′12″W / 41.72222°N 72.70333°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architect | multiple, including Weidenmann, Jacob |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Queen Anne, Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000333[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1997 |
Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue. It was designed by landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann (1829–1893) who also designed Hartford's Bushnell Park. Its first sections were completed in 1866 and the first burial took place on July 17, 1866. Cedar Hill was designed as an American rural cemetery in the tradition of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]
The cemetery straddles three towns. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, in Hartford, Newington, and Wethersfield.[1][4] It includes the Cedar Hill Cemetery Gateway and Chapel, also known as Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway, which is separately listed on the NRHP.[5]
Cedar Hill Cemetery encompasses 270 acres (110 ha) and includes several historic buildings, including the Northam Memorial Chapel (built 1882), which was designed by Hartford architect George Keller, and the Superintendent's Cottage (built in 1875), which continues to be occupied by Cedar Hill's Superintendent to this day.[6]
The cemetery gates are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, April - September, and from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm during all other months.[7]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#97000333)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ actual announcement, on weekly listings on the NRHP
- ^ "Cedar Hill's Distinguished Heritage". cedarhillcemetery.org. Cedar Hill Cemetery. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Connecticut – Hartford County – Historic Districts". National Register of Historic Places mirror site. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
- ^ "Northam Chapel". cedarhillcemetery.org. Cedar Hill Cemetery. March 2, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Architecture". cedarhillcemetery.org. Cedar Hill Cemetery. January 24, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Cedar Hill Cemetery". cedarhillcemetery.org. Cedar Hill Cemetery. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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