Ancient Burying Ground
The First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker.- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Center Church Graveyard” and “The Ancient Burying Ground”
- Address: 679 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Church of Christ and Old State House.
First Church of Christ
Church
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The First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker.
Old State House
Museum
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The Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut is generally believed to have been designed by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch as his first public building. Old State House is situated 660 feet northeast of Ancient Burying Ground.
PeoplesBank Arena
Sports venue
The PeoplesBank Arena is a multi-purpose arena and convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Owned by the City of Hartford, it is managed by the quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority under a lease with the city and operated by OVG. PeoplesBank Arena is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Ancient Burying Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewis Street Block and Main Street Historic District No. 2.
Lewis Street Block
Neighborhood
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The Lewis Street Block is a historic district encompassing the southern half of Lewis Street and some adjacent buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.
Main Street Historic District No. 2
Neighborhood
The Main Street Historic District No. 2 is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It encompasses a city block in the city's downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century.
Downtown Hartford
Suburb
Photo: Ctman987, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Hartford, Connecticut is the primary business district of the city, and the center of Connecticut's state government. Because of the large number of insurance companies headquartered there, Hartford is known as the "Insurance Capital of the World".
Ancient Burying Ground
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.76494° or 41° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-72.67455° or 72° 40′ 28″ westInception
1640Open location code
87H9Q87G+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 43438893OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q115583190
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In Other Languages
“Ancient Burying Ground” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cementiri antic”
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