Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a

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, that is surrounded by the

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campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded

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on the

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. The first private, nonprofit cemetery in the world, it was one of the earliest burial grounds to have a planned layout, with plots permanently owned by individual families, a structured arrangement of ornamental plantings, and paved and named streets and avenues. By introducing ideas like permanent memorials and the sanctity of the deceased body, the cemetery became "a real turning point... a whole redefinition of how people viewed death and dying", according to historian Peter Dobkin Hall." Many notable Yale and New Haven luminaries are buried in the Grove Street Cemetery, including 14 Yale presidents; nevertheless, it was not restricted to members of the upper class, and was open to all. In 2000, Grove Street Cemetery was designated a

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. Today, it is managed by Camco Cemetery Management.

History

Establishment (1796)

For the first 160 years of permanent settlement, New Haven residents buried their dead on the

, the town's central open space and churchyard. In 1794–95, a yellow fever plague swept the town. The increased demand for burial space prompted

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, a businessman and

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, to invite other prominent families in the town to establish a dedicated burial ground on farmland bordering the town. In 1796, thirty-two families purchased a tract just north of Grove Street, the tract was enclosed by a wooden fence, which was prone to rotting and needed to be replaced frequently. At first consisting of , the cemetery was quickly subscribed and thereafter expanded to nearly . In 1821, the monuments on the green were removed to the Grove Street Cemetery.

Gateway and fence construction (1845–49)

Completed in 1845, the entrance on Grove Street is a brownstone

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gateway, designed by New Haven architects Henry Austin and Hezekiah Augur, both of whom are buried at the cemetery. The style, popular in New England in that era, was chosen to reinforce the antiquity of the site. The lintel of the gateway is inscribed "The Dead Shall Be Raised." The quotation is taken from 1 Corinthians 15.52: "For the trumpet will sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed." Supposedly, Yale President

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said of the inscription, "They certainly will be, if Yale needs the property." In 1848–49, the perimeter of the cemetery was surrounded on three sides by an stone wall.

Historic landmark

The cemetery was listed on the

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in 1997. It was designated a

by the

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in 2000, citing its history and the architectural significance of its gateway. and

Conflict over perimeter fence

In 2008, Yale announced plans to construct two new

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just north of the cemetery. In 2009, university administrators and affiliates suggested to the cemetery proprietors that an additional gate be constructed in the north section of the historic wall that surrounds the burial ground to permit pedestrians to walk through the cemetery from the main Yale campus to the planned new colleges. In addition, the proprietors considered a proposal brought forward by one proprietor that would replace portions of the stone sections of the wall bordering Prospect Street with iron fencing similar to that already running along the cemetery's southern border on Grove Street. The proposal, withdrawn following a public meeting, included architectural and landscaping designs by Yale Architecture School Dean

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Jaroslav Pelikan Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. (December 17, 1923 – May 13, 2006) was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University. Early years Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. was born on Dec ...

(1923–2006)— Scholar in the history of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history. *

Timothy Pitkin Timothy Pitkin (January 21, 1766 in Farmington, Connecticut – December 18, 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He graduated from Yale in 1785, taught in the academy at Plainfield, Connecticu ...

(1766–1847)—politician, United States Representative from Connecticut. *

Noah Porter Noah Thomas Porter III (December 14, 1811 – March 4, 1892)''Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University'', Yale University, 1891-2, New Haven, pp. 82-83. was an American Congregational minister, academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer a ...

(1811–1892)—clergyman, President of Yale College *

Joel Root Joel Root (1770–1847) was an American sailor. He authored a journal of his around the world voyage while working as supercargo on the sealing ship ''Huron''. Biography Among Root's earliest American ancestors who settled in Connecticut were C ...

(1770–1847)—traveller, author. *

Charles Seymour Charles Seymour (January 1, 1885 – August 11, 1963) was an American academic, historian and the 15th President of Yale University from 1937 to 1951. As an academic administrator, he was instrumental in establishing Yale's residential colleg ...

(1885–1963)—President of Yale University *

George Dudley Seymour George Dudley Seymour (October 6, 1859 – January 21, 1945) was an American historian, patent attorney, antiquarian, author, and city planner. He was the noted authority and foremost expert on Nathan Hale, the American Revolutionary War hero. ...

(1859–1945)—Attorney, antiquarian, historian, author, and city planner *

Joseph Earl Sheffield Joseph Earle Sheffield (June 19, 1793 – February 17, 1882) was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist. Sheffield was born in Southport, Connecticut, the son of Paul King Sheffield, a shipowner, and his wife Mabel (née Thorpe). H ...

(1793–1882)—merchant, founder of

Sheffield Scientific School Sheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut, for instruction in science and engineering. Originally named the Yale Scientific School, it was renamed in 1861 in honor of Joseph E. Sheffiel ...

. *

Roger Sherman Roger Sherman (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an American statesman, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. He is the only person to sign four of the great state papers of the United States related to the founding: the Cont ...

(1721–1793)— important founding father, the only person to have signed all four basic documents of American sovereignty, the

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, the

Declaration of Independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...

, the

Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by ...

, and the

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. Today his grave is the center of this colonial city's Independence Day festivities. *

Benjamin Silliman Benjamin Silliman (August 8, 1779 – November 24, 1864) was an early American chemist and science educator. He was one of the first American professors of science, at Yale College, the first person to use the process of fractional distillation ...

(1779–1864)—pioneer in scientific education. *

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(1816–1885)—Yale chemist and geologist. First suggested some practical uses for petroleum. *Aaron Skinner (1800–1858)—civic figure and supervisor of improvements to Grove Street Cemetery * Nathan Smith (1770–1835)—United States Senator from Connecticut. *

Ezra Stiles Ezra Stiles ( – May 12, 1795) was an American educator, academic, Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He is noted as the seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795) and one of the founders of Brown University. According ...

(1727–1795)—President of

. * Henry Randolph Storrs (1787–1837)—jurist. *Titus Street (1786–1842)—businessman and civic figure * Alfred Howe Terry (1827–1890)—Civil War Union Army Major General. *

Ithiel Town Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 – June 13, 1844) was an American architect and civil engineer. One of the first generation of professional architects in the United States, Town made significant contributions to American architecture in the ...

(1784-June 12, 1844)—architect and civil engineer. Inventor of the lattice truss bridge. *Martha Townsend (1753–1797)—first interment in Grove Street Cemetery *

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(1849–1907)—jurist *Henry H. Townshend (1874–1953)—proprietor and historian of Grove Street Cemetery. *Timothy Trowbridge (1631–1734)—merchant, soldier and politician. *

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(1799—1879), children's book author * Alexander C. Twining (1801–1884)—inventor of first practical artificial ice system. *

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(1758–1843)—lexicographer, dictionary publisher. *

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—soldier, Colonel in the

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. * Eli Whitney (1765–1825)—inventor of the

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. *

Theodore Winthrop Major Theodore Woolsey Winthrop (September 22, 1828 – June 10, 1861) was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War. Biography Winthrop was born in New Haven, Connecticut, ...

(1828–1861)—Major, United States Army. First New Haven victim of the Civil War. * Melancthon Taylor Woolsey (1717–1758)—colonel in the Colonial Army. *

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(1812–1889)—abolitionist, President of Yale. *

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(1711–1777)—Buried in

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but memorialized at Grove Street Cemetery.The Grove Street Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 4, 2005
/ref> Major General, 7th in rank below Washington. Killed in action. * Mary Clabaugh Wright (1917–1970)—educator and historian, first woman to become a full professor at Yale.

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Grove Street Cemetery home site''New Haven Independent'' "Plot-holders Slam Cemetery Plan"''New Haven Register'' "Architect pushes for changes at city cemetery"''Peter Dobkin Hall, "Setting, Landscape, Architecture, and the Creation of Civic Space in the United States, 1790-1920"

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