Harmony Chapel and Cemetery explained

Harmony Chapel and Cemetery
Coordinates:41.8889°N -71.6003°W
Area:2acres
Architecture:Federal
Added:June 25, 1980
Refnum:80000098

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.[1] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Harmony Chapel and Cemetery. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-09-16.