Old North Cemetery, Olmsted family grave
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1821 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06120, USA
GRAVE
VISITOR INFORMATION
The Olmsted Legacy Trail says Old North Cemetery is open to the public during posted hours and has no bathroom facilities. Street parking is available except during street sweeping. The family vault is a historic structure, not an individual headstone; respect active cemetery rules.
Reliable current gate hours were not established in the reviewed sources. Check local cemetery access before visiting.
Consider May–June or September–October for more comfortable weather; confirm current access and visiting hours.
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PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
About Old North Cemetery, Olmsted family grave
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s ashes rest in the family vault at Old North Cemetery in Hartford.
The City of Hartford maintains the cemetery; Connecticut’s preservation survey records the Olmsted vault.
History happened here at Old North Cemetery, Olmsted family grave
Old North Cemetery opened in the early nineteenth century as a municipal burial ground.
The Olmsted family vault is shared with related families and is documented by Connecticut’s historic preservation program.
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Frederick Law Olmsted
EXTERNAL LINKS
Connecticut historic preservation survey, Olmsted tomb: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DECD/Historic-Preservation/01_Programs_Services/Olmsted-Survey-Forms/Hartford-County/02933_Hartford_Olmsted-Tomb.pdf
Connecticut historic preservation study, Olmsted’s Hartford: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/decd/historic-preservation/03_technical_assistance_research/research/frederick-law-olmsteds-hartford2020.pdf
Map coordinates: https://mapcarta.com/22025724