Harmony Chapel and Cemetery

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.

Harmony Chapel and Cemetery
LocationHarmony, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°53′20″N 71°36′3″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.80000098 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1980

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.[2] 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.

Harmony Chapel and Cemetery, ca. 1905

Notable burials

Images

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island


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