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| Harmony Chapel and Cemetery | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Harmony, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′20″N 71°36′01″W / 41.88889°N 71.60028°W / 41.88889; -71.60028 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000098 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1980 |
The Harmony Chapel and Cemetery (also known as "Harmony Meeting House" or "Harmony Cemetery") are a historic church and cemetery in Harmony, Rhode Island, a village in Glocester.
Overview
The wood-frame chapel adjacent to the cemetery sits on US Route 44 west of Edgewood Drive. Built as a schoolhouse in c. 1830, it is one of the few Federal-style schoolhouses to survive in the state, and is probably the best-preserved of that period. It was later (by 1870) converted for use as a meeting house (free chapel) for villagers. Residents would occasionally hire ministers to speak and hold various Christian religious ceremonies.
The cemetery behind the chapel was used as a private cemetery by the Steere, Smith and other local families until opened for public use in 1878.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "NRHP nomination for Harmony Chapel and Cemetery" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
External links
- Friends of Harmony Village information and pictures of the chapel
- Harmony and Glocester Historical Information
- Harmony Chapel and Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harmony Chapel
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- Churches completed in 1816
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Chapels in the United States
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Glocester, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
- 1816 establishments in Rhode Island