Clay Arsenal in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Old North Cemetery
"A place of our common grief, our common hopes and our common faith;
a place wherein we may see and feel our sympathy one with another."
Frederick Law Olmstead
Landscape Architect
Old North Cemetery
Hartford's principal municipal burying ground since 1807, Old North Cemetery has a simple design, in keeping with its urban surroundings, consisting mostly of brownstone or granite monuments laid out in a grid pattern. A cross-section of 19th century Hartford society is represented here, including Jewish and Italian immigrants. Civil War soldiers and prominent residents such as Horace Bushnell, Frederick Law Olmstead, a Hartford native known as "the father of American landscape architecture" is also buried in this cemetery.
The graves of six men who served in Connecticut's all-black Twenty-ninth Regiment, as well as those who served in other units, earned Old North Cemetery a place on Connecticut's Freedom Trail. This group of sites was established by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1995 in recognition of their importance in the heritage of African American citizens of Connecticut.
The Old North Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places August 6, 1998 for the important role it played in the 19th century history of Hartford and for the record of the artistic and cultural trends of the 19th century it exhibits.
Plaque donated by the American Society of Landscape Architects and its Connecticut Chapter in commemoration of the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of the American Society of Landscape Architects. June 1999
Erected 1999 by American Society of Landscape Architects, Connecticut Chapter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 41° 46.77′ N, 72° 40.586′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Clay Arsenal. Marker is on Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Mather Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 Main St, Hartford CT 06120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment (here, next to this marker); Black Heroes in Hartford: Mary Townsend Seymour (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Black Heroes in Hartford: Gwendolyn Clarke Reed (about 400 feet away); Black Heroes in Hartford: Mary A. Johnson (about 600 feet away); Black Heroes in Hartford: Rev. Dr. Richard Battles (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of the Tower (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ann Uccello (approx. 0.6 miles away); Black Heroes in Hartford: Judge Boce Barlow (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.
Additional keywords. landscape architecture
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 5, 2023
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 4. submitted on August 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.