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Grove Street Cemetery

Grove Street Cemetery is a historic place in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1997, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 97000830.

New Haven, New Haven County, ConnecticutListed August 8, 1997NRIS #97000830★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Grove Street Cemetery?

Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Surrounded by 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. By introducing ideas like permanent memorials and the sanctity of the deceased body, the cemetery became "a real turning point... a whole redefinition of how people viewed death and dying", according to historian Peter Dobkin Hall. Many notable Yale and New Haven luminaries are buried in the Grove Street Cemetery, including 14 Yale presidents; nevertheless, it was not restricted to members of the upper class, and was open to all.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Grove Street Cemetery
City
New Haven
County
New Haven County
State
Connecticut
Listed on the National Register
August 8, 1997
NRIS reference number
97000830
Resource type
district
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
41.31407, -72.92691
When was Grove Street Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Grove Street Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1997.

Where is Grove Street Cemetery located?

Grove Street Cemetery is located in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut at approximately 41.31407, -72.92691. See the map above.

Is Grove Street Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Grove Street Cemetery is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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