Spring Grove Cemetery - Hartford, CT
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 41° 46.946 W 072° 40.566
18T E 693120 N 4628230
Spring Grove Cemetery is one of Hartford's oldest cemeteries. It is located at 2035 Main Street in the Clay-Arsenal neighborhood of Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16759
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2022
Views: 0
Spring Grove Cemetery was established in 1849 on land owned by Stephen Page. In 1864 the Spring Grove Cemetery Association purchased the non-denominational cemetery and commissioned landscape architect Thomas Brown McClunnie to design much of the original cemetery grounds.
Today, the cemetery occupies 35 acres of gentle terrain between Main Street, Mahl Avenue and Capen Street and extends west to the residential area of Garden Street. During the 19th and early 20th century is was the final resting place of many of Hartford's most prominent citizens. Including:
Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), landscape painter.
Ezra Clark Jr. (1813–1896), congressman
Laurent Clerc (1785–1869), educator of the deaf
Henry C. Deming (1815–1872), congressman
William W. Eaton (1816–1898), congressman and senator
E. Hart Fenn (1856–1939), congressman
Lydia Sigourney (1791–1865), singer
Henry Clay Work (1832–1884), songwriter
In addition, 350 Civil War veterans are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery.
After a period of decline in the late 20th century. In 2005, the board of the Spring Grove Cemetery Association was given an award by the Hartford Preservation Alliance to preserve and restore the historic cemetery.
Street address:
2035 Main Street
Hartford, CT United States
06120
County / Borough / Parish: Hartford
Year listed: 2008
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering; Social History, Landscape Architecture
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|