Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
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Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground in New Haven, Connecticut
is located adjacent to the Yale University
campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground
on the New Haven Green
. The first private, nonprofit cemetery in the world, it was one of the earliest burial grounds to have a planned layout, with plots permanently owned by individual families, a structured arrangement of ornamental plantings, and paved and named streets and avenues. This was "a real turning point... a whole redefinition of how people viewed death and dying", according to historian Peter Dobkin Hall
, with novel ideas like permanent memorials and the sanctity of the deceased body. Many notable Yale and New Haven luminaries are buried in the Grove Street Cemetery, including fourteen Yale presidents; nevertheless, it was not restricted to members of the upper class, and was open to all.
Initially consisting of six acres (24,000 m²), it has been expanded to nearly 18 acres (73,000 m²). The perimeter of the cemetery was surrounded by an eight foot (2.4 m) stone wall in 1848-49, and the entrance on Grove Street is a brownstone Egyptian Revival gateway, designed by Henry Austin
, and built in 1845. The lintel of the gateway is inscribed "The Dead Shall Be Raised."; the concluding period has been called the most eloquent and sublime piece of punctuation in stone. The quotation is taken from 1 Corinthians 15.52: "For the trumpet will sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed." The oft-recounted (and likely apocryphal) response of many presidents of Yale is, in substance, "They certainly will be, if Yale needs the property." Immediately inside the gate is a Victorian chapel, now used as an office. The gravestones from the New Haven Green (but not the remains) were moved here for preservation in 1821 and are displayed against the walls of the cemetery. Visitors from afar mingle with New Haven residents enjoying the quiet, park-like atmosphere.
Yale plans to construct two new residential colleges to the immediate north of the cemetery. Various people have accordingly suggested to the cemetery Proprietors that an additional gate be constructed in the north section of the historic wall that surrounds the burial ground to permit pedestrians to walk through the cemetery from the main Yale campus to the planned new colleges. In addition, the Proprietors recently considered a proposal brought forward by one Proprietor that would replace a portion of the stone sections of the wall bordering Prospect Street (the eastern border of the cemetery and a main route to the planned colleges) with iron fencing similar to that already running along most of the cemetery's southern border on Grove Street. This proposal, now withdrawn following a meeting of the Proprietors to which the public was invited for the first time, included architectural and landscaping designs by Yale Architecture School Dean Robert Stern, among the country's most distinguished architects (who will also be designing the new colleges).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1997. It then included one contributing site, three contributing structures, and 15 contributing objects.
The Grove Street Cemetery was further designated a National Historic Landmark
by the United States Secretary of the Interior
in 2000.
It is managed by Camco Cemetery Management.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
is located adjacent to the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground
Burial Ground
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on the New Haven Green
New Haven Green
The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist...
. The first private, nonprofit cemetery in the world, it was one of the earliest burial grounds to have a planned layout, with plots permanently owned by individual families, a structured arrangement of ornamental plantings, and paved and named streets and avenues. This was "a real turning point... a whole redefinition of how people viewed death and dying", according to historian Peter Dobkin Hall
Peter Dobkin Hall
Peter Dobkin Hall is an American author and historian. He is Professor of Public Affairs at Baruch College, CUNY], and Senior Research Fellow at the , Harvard University....
, with novel ideas like permanent memorials and the sanctity of the deceased body. Many notable Yale and New Haven luminaries are buried in the Grove Street Cemetery, including fourteen Yale presidents; nevertheless, it was not restricted to members of the upper class, and was open to all.
Initially consisting of six acres (24,000 m²), it has been expanded to nearly 18 acres (73,000 m²). The perimeter of the cemetery was surrounded by an eight foot (2.4 m) stone wall in 1848-49, and the entrance on Grove Street is a brownstone Egyptian Revival gateway, designed by Henry Austin
Henry Austin (architect)
Henry Austin was a prominent and prolific American architect based in New Haven, Connecticut. He practiced for more than fifty years and designed many public buildings and homes primarily in the New Haven area...
, and built in 1845. The lintel of the gateway is inscribed "The Dead Shall Be Raised."; the concluding period has been called the most eloquent and sublime piece of punctuation in stone. The quotation is taken from 1 Corinthians 15.52: "For the trumpet will sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed." The oft-recounted (and likely apocryphal) response of many presidents of Yale is, in substance, "They certainly will be, if Yale needs the property." Immediately inside the gate is a Victorian chapel, now used as an office. The gravestones from the New Haven Green (but not the remains) were moved here for preservation in 1821 and are displayed against the walls of the cemetery. Visitors from afar mingle with New Haven residents enjoying the quiet, park-like atmosphere.
Yale plans to construct two new residential colleges to the immediate north of the cemetery. Various people have accordingly suggested to the cemetery Proprietors that an additional gate be constructed in the north section of the historic wall that surrounds the burial ground to permit pedestrians to walk through the cemetery from the main Yale campus to the planned new colleges. In addition, the Proprietors recently considered a proposal brought forward by one Proprietor that would replace a portion of the stone sections of the wall bordering Prospect Street (the eastern border of the cemetery and a main route to the planned colleges) with iron fencing similar to that already running along most of the cemetery's southern border on Grove Street. This proposal, now withdrawn following a meeting of the Proprietors to which the public was invited for the first time, included architectural and landscaping designs by Yale Architecture School Dean Robert Stern, among the country's most distinguished architects (who will also be designing the new colleges).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1997. It then included one contributing site, three contributing structures, and 15 contributing objects.
The Grove Street Cemetery was further designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
by the United States Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
in 2000.
It is managed by Camco Cemetery Management.
Notable burials
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bandleader, trombonist. - Dr. Timothy Mix (1711–1779)—Colonial soldier who died on a British prison ship.
- Jedidiah MorseJedidiah MorseJedidiah Morse was a notable geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of Samuel F. B. Morse, the man who developed Morse code.-Early life and education:...
(1761–1826)—clergy, "Father of American Geography". Father of Samuel F. B. MorseSamuel F. B. MorseSamuel Finley Breese Morse was an American contributor to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs, co-inventor of the Morse code, and an accomplished painter.-Birth and education:...
. - Theodore T. Munger (1830–1910)—clergyman.
- Hubert Anson NewtonHubert Anson NewtonHubert Anson Newton was an American astronomer and mathematician, noted for his research on meteors.He was born at Sherburne, New York, and graduated from Yale in 1850. The Mathematics Genealogy Project lists his advisor as Michel Chasles. In 1855, he was appointed professor of mathematics at Yale...
(1830–1896)—meteorologist and mathematician. - George Henry Nettleton (1874–1959)—author.
- Denison OlmstedDenison OlmstedDenison Olmsted , U.S. physicist and astronomer, was born at East Hartford, Connecticut. Professor Olmsted is credited with giving birth to meteor science after the 1833 Leonid meteor shower over North America spurred him to study this phenomenon.-Biography:In 1813, he graduated from Yale...
(1791–1859)—Professor of Medicine and Natural Philosophy at Yale. One of the first to see Halley's Comet in 1835. - Lars OnsagerLars OnsagerLars Onsager was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University....
(1903–1976)—Chemist. Nobel Laurate. - Timothy PitkinTimothy PitkinTimothy Pitkin was an American lawyer, politician, and historian....
(1766–1847)—politician, United States Representative from Connecticut. - Noah PorterNoah PorterNoah Porter, Jr. was an American academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer and President of Yale College .-Biography:...
(1811–1892)—clergyman, President of Yale College - Charles SeymourCharles SeymourCharles Seymour was an American academic, historian and President of Yale University from 1937 to 1951.-Early life:...
(1885–1963)—President of Yale University - Joseph Earl SheffieldJoseph Earl SheffieldJoseph Earl Sheffield was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist.Sheffield was born in Southport, Connecticut, the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel . He attended public schools, and moved south to enter the cotton trade...
(1793–1882)—merchant, founder of Sheffield Scientific SchoolSheffield Scientific SchoolSheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut for instruction in science and engineering. Originally named the Yale Scientific School, it was renamed in 1861 in honor of Joseph E. Sheffield, the railroad executive. The school was...
. - Roger ShermanRoger ShermanRoger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...
(1721–1793)— important founding father, the only person to have signed all four basic documents of American sovereignty, the Continental Association, the Declaration of IndependenceUnited States Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
, the Articles of ConfederationArticles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution...
, and the United States ConstitutionUnited States ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
. Today his grave is the center of this colonial city's Independence DayIndependence Day (United States)Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
festivities. - Benjamin SillimanBenjamin SillimanBenjamin Silliman was an American chemist, one of the first American professors of science , and the first to distill petroleum.-Early life:...
(1779–1864)—pioneer in scientific education. - Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816–1885)—Yale chemist and geologist. First suggested some practical uses for petroleum.
- Aaron Skinner (1800–1858)—civic figure and supervisor of improvements to Grove Street Cemetery
- Nathan SmithNathan Smith (senator)Nathan Smith was a United States Senator from Connecticut, and was the brother of Nathaniel Smith and uncle of Truman Smith. He was born in Woodbury, Connecticut and received a modest education. He read law, and was admitted to the bar in 1792 and commenced the practice of his profession in New...
(1770–1835)—United States Senator from Connecticut. - Ezra StilesEzra StilesEzra Stiles was an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian and author. He was president of Yale College .-Early life:...
(1727–1795)—President of Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. - Henry Randolph Storrs (1787–1837)—jurist.
- Titus Street (1786–1842)—businessman and civic figure
- Alfred Howe Terry (1827–1890)—Civil War Union Army Major General.
- Ithiel TownIthiel TownIthiel Town was a prominent American architect and civil engineer. One of the first generation of professional architects in the United States, Town made significant contributions to American architecture in the first half of the 19th century. He was high-strung, sophisticated, generous,...
(1784-June 12, 1844)—architect and civil engineer. Inventor of the lattice truss bridge. - Martha Townsend (1753–1797)—first interment in Grove Street Cemetery
- William Kneeland TownsendWilliam Kneeland TownsendWilliam Kneeland Townsend was a federal judge in the United States.A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Townsend attended both Yale College, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and Yale Law School. He worked for several years as a lawyer in private practice in New Haven, including as an...
(1849–1907)—jurist - Henry H. Townshend (1874–1953)—proprietor and historian of Grove Street Cemetery.
- Timothy Trowbridge (1631–1734)—merchant, soldier and politician.
- Alexander C. Twining (1801–1884)—inventor of first practical artificial ice system.
- Noah WebsterNoah WebsterNoah Webster was an American educator, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author...
(1758–1843)—lexicographer, dictionary publisher. - Nathan WhitingNathan WhitingNathan Whiting was a soldier and merchant in Colonial America.-Biography:Whiting's parents died while he was a child, and he was raised by father's sister Mary and her husband, Reverend Thomas Clap...
—soldier, Colonel in the Seven Years' WarSeven Years' WarThe Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
. - Eli WhitneyEli WhitneyEli Whitney was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South...
(1765–1825)—inventor of the cotton ginCotton ginA cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job formerly performed painstakingly by hand...
. - Theodore WinthropTheodore WinthropTheodore Winthrop was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1828–1861)—Major, United States Army. First New Haven victim of the Civil War. - Melancthon Taylor WoolseyMelancthon Taylor WoolseyCommodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and battles on the Great Lakes. He supervised warship construction at Navy Point in Sackets Harbor, New York, and later had a full career in the Navy.-Biography:Woolsey was born near Plattsburgh,...
(1717–1758)—colonel in the Colonial Army. - Theodore Dwight WoolseyTheodore Dwight WoolseyTheodore Dwight Woolsey was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871.-Biography:Theodore Dwight Woolsey was born October 31, 1801 in New York City...
(1812–1889)—abolitionist, President of Yale. - David WoosterDavid WoosterDavid Wooster was an American general who served in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cities, schools, and public places were named after him...
(1711–1777)—Buried in Danbury, ConnecticutDanbury, ConnecticutDanbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
but memorialized at Grove Street Cemetery. Major General, 7th in rank below Washington. Killed in action. - Mary Clabaugh Wright (1917–1970)—educator and historian, first woman to become a full professor at Yale.
External links
- Grove Street Cemetery home site
- Grove Street Cemetery at Creepy Connecticut
- Yale Herald article on the Grove Street Cemetery
- Yale Daily News "To Grove Street Cemetery: Tear Down that Wall"
- Yale Daily News "Residents debate Grove Street Cemetery wall"
- New Haven Independent "Plot-holders Slam Cemetery Plan"
- New Haven Register "Architect pushes for changes at city cemetery"
- Peter Dobkin Hall, "Setting, Landscape, Architecture, and the Creation of Civic Space in the United States, 1790-1920"