MassachusettsA contributing property in the Harwich Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Covering roughly 55 acres at the center of Harwich, this compact village district retains a strong concentration of 19th-century architecture, predominantly Greek Revival and Italianate with some Colonial Revival and Lombard Romanesque work. Main Street forms its spine, lined with a coherent mix of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings set among parks, open spaces, and mature foliage that lend a semi-rural feel. The district is closely tied to the town's development and to the philanthropic Brooks (formerly Broadbrooks) family, whose members gave the community its library, academy, church furnishings, and a public park.
Congregational Church Cemetery, Old
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Congregational Church Cemetery, Old is a cemetery in Harwich, Barnstable County. It is one of 67 cemeteries documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.6867, -70.0768 near Harwich. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harwich First Congregational Church Parish House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harwich First Congregational Church, Harwich Watering Trough, and Exchange Park - War Memorial Boulder.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Old Congregational Church Cemetery at 686 Main Street in Harwich dates to 1748 and served the town's Congregational parish, making it one of Harwich's earliest burying grounds. Its colonial-era stones, carved in the winged death's-head and later urn-and-willow styles typical of Cape Cod, record generations of the town's founding families. The cemetery is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.
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