Centerville's Ancient Burying Ground is located in the northern part of the village, on the northwest side of Phinney's Lane between Main Street and the Old Post Road. It is a roughly rectangular lot 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) in size. The street side is lined with a split-rail fence, while the northwest and southwest sides are fringed by trees, which separate the cemetery from surrounding residential development. A private drive extends along the northeast side, leading to a private residence set behind the cemetery. Gravestones are generally oriented facing toward the street. Older gravestones in the cemetery are slate with either skull or winged-angel motif, while later markers are of marble or granite. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is that of Jonathan Hamblen in 1743.[2]
The cemetery is the only surviving civic element of Centerville's early colonial history.[2] The area was originally known as Chequaquet, and remained sparsely settled in the 18th century. What development there was centered along this stretch of Phinney's Lane, and included a gristmill, tavern, schoolhouse, and the village's first meetinghouse, which was built in 1796. None of these structures survives, but a private house (the William and Jane Phinney House) dated c. 1730 does.[3]
ancient, burying, ground, cemetery, same, name, hartford, connecticut, first, church, christ, phinney, lane, cemetery, historical, cemetery, phinney, lane, barnstable, massachusetts, oldest, cemetery, village, centerville, only, surviving, civic, element, colo. For the cemetery of the same name in Hartford Connecticut see First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground The Ancient Burying Ground or Phinney s Lane Cemetery is a historical cemetery at Phinney s Lane in Barnstable Massachusetts It is the oldest cemetery in the village of Centerville and the only surviving civic element of its colonial origins was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 1 Ancient Burying GroundU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of Cape CodShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationPhinney s Lane Barnstable MassachusettsCoordinates41 39 17 N 70 20 38 W 41 65472 N 70 34389 W 41 65472 70 34389Area0 75 acres 0 30 ha MPSBarnstable MRANRHP reference No 87000283 1 Added to NRHPMarch 13 1987 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editCenterville s Ancient Burying Ground is located in the northern part of the village on the northwest side of Phinney s Lane between Main Street and the Old Post Road It is a roughly rectangular lot 0 75 acres 0 30 ha in size The street side is lined with a split rail fence while the northwest and southwest sides are fringed by trees which separate the cemetery from surrounding residential development A private drive extends along the northeast side leading to a private residence set behind the cemetery Gravestones are generally oriented facing toward the street Older gravestones in the cemetery are slate with either skull or winged angel motif while later markers are of marble or granite The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is that of Jonathan Hamblen in 1743 2 The cemetery is the only surviving civic element of Centerville s early colonial history 2 The area was originally known as Chequaquet and remained sparsely settled in the 18th century What development there was centered along this stretch of Phinney s Lane and included a gristmill tavern schoolhouse and the village s first meetinghouse which was built in 1796 None of these structures survives but a private house the William and Jane Phinney House dated c 1730 does 3 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Ancient Burying Ground Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2014 02 25 Barnstable Multiple Resource Area Document Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2016 10 31 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancient Burying Ground Ancient Burying Ground at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ancient Burying Ground amp oldid 1174588994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
