Harmony Chapel and Cemetery
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| Harmony Chapel and Cemetery | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Harmony, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Federal |
| Added to NRHP: | June 25, 1980 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80000098 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Harmony Chapel and Cemetery (also known as "Harmony Meeting House" or "Harmony Cemetery") is a national historic site in Harmony, Rhode Island, a village in Glocester. The chapel sits on Route 44 west of Edgewood Drive. Built as a schoolhouse in 1816, after 1825 it became 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.
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[edit] Prominent individuals buried in the cemetery
- Arthur Steere, businessman, politician
[edit] Images
 Dr. Patience Steere |
 Sen. Arthur Steere, Henry J. Steere, Frederick Lewis and family |
 Seth Hunt Steere |
 Hannah Steere |
 Gideon Smith |
 Lucy Bowen Smith |
 Lucy Smith Steere |
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 Chico, the monkee |
 Richard Aldrich family |
 Richard Aldrich family |
 Harmony Cemetery and Chapel |
 Harmony Cemetery |
[edit] References and external links
- Friends of Harmony Village information and pictures of the chapel
- Harmony and Glocester Historical Information
- National register of Historic Places entry
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
[edit] See also
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